colonial

English

Etymology

From colony +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/, SAMPA: /k@"l@U.ni.@l/

Adjective

colonial (comparative more colonial, superlative most colonial)

1. of or pertaining to a colony.
2. of or pertaining to a period when a country or territory was a colony.
3. (US) of or relating to the original Thirteen Colonies of the USA.
4. (US) of or relating to the style of architecture prevalent at about the time of the Revolution

Translations

Of or pertaining to a colony

Bulgarian: колониален (bg) Catalan: colonial (ca) French: colonial (fr)

Russian: колониа́льный (ru) (koloniál'nyj) Spanish: colonial (es) Swedish: kolonial (sv)

of or pertaining to a period when a country or territory was a colony

Bulgarian: колониален (bg) Esperanto: kolonia (eo) French: colonial (fr)

Russian: колониа́льный (ru) (koloniál'nyj) Swedish: kolonial (sv)

US: Of or relating to the original thirteen colonies of the USA

French: colonial (fr)

Swedish: kolonial (sv)

US: Of or relating to the style of architecture

Bulgarian: колониален (bg) French: colonial (fr)

Swedish: kolonial (sv)

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Greek: αποικιακός (el)

Noun

colonial (plural colonials)

1. A person from a country that is or was controlled by another.
2. (US) A house that is built in a style reminiscent of the period of the colonization of New England.

Translations

person from a country that is or was controlled by another

US: house built in a style reminiscent of the colonial period

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Ido: coloniala

Related terms

• colonial times
• colonization

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Catalan

Adjective

colonial m. and f. (plural colonials)

1. colonial

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French

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /kɔ.lɔ.njal/, SAMPA: /kO.lO.njal/

Adjective

colonial m. (f. coloniale, m. plural coloniaux, f. plural coloniales)

1. colonial

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Spanish

Adjective

colonial m. and f. (plural coloniales)

1. colonial