colonial

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From colony +‎ -al

[edit] Pronunciation

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

[edit] 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

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[edit] 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.

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[edit] Catalan

[edit] Adjective

colonial m. and f. (plural colonials)

  1. colonial

[edit] French

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[edit] Adjective

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

  1. colonial

[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

colonial m. and f. (plural coloniales)

  1. colonial
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