# colonial

Pronunciation: say "kuh-LOH-nee-uhl" US /kəˈloʊ.ni.əl/, UK /kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/

## Adjective

1. Belonging to, relating to, or characteristic of a colony.
   - Simple: Connected to a colony, a place that is ruled by another country.
   - _Colonial administrators reported directly to the crown back home._
   - _The museum displays artifacts from the region's colonial past._
2. Relating to the historical period during which a country or territory was a colony.
   - Simple: Belonging to the time when a country was ruled as a colony.
   - _Colonial architecture from that era still lines the old quarter._
   - _Her research focuses on trade during the colonial period._
3. Relating to the beliefs and aims of colonialism.
   - Simple: Supporting the idea that one country should rule and control others.
   - _Critics attacked the policy as deeply colonial in spirit._
   - _The novel exposes the colonial mindset of its central characters._
5. Relating to the original Thirteen Colonies that later became the United States. *(US)*
   - Simple: Belonging to America's first thirteen colonies, before the country became independent.
   - _The colonial assemblies often clashed with the British governors._
   - _Boston was a major port throughout the colonial era._
6. Relating to the style of architecture common around the time of the American Revolution. *(US)*
   - Simple: Built in the style of homes from early America, around the time of independence.
   - _The neighborhood is known for its elegant colonial mansions._
   - _Architects revived the colonial look in the early twentieth century._
8. Tending to form colonies, especially in the case of cells or small organisms.
   - Simple: Living or growing together in groups, like some very small living things.
   - _Coral polyps are colonial, building reefs from countless connected individuals._
   - _Biologists classify the species as colonial because its cells stay joined._

## Noun

4. A person who comes from a country controlled, now or in the past, by another.
   - Simple: Someone who lives in or comes from a colony ruled by another country.
   - _The club admitted both locals and colonials on equal terms._
   - _As a colonial, he never quite felt at home in the capital._
7. A house constructed in a style that recalls the building period of early New England. *(US)*
   - Simple: A house built to look like the older homes of early New England.
   - _The realtor showed them a beautifully restored colonial._
   - _Several colonials line the historic district downtown._

## Origin

Formed from "colony" combined with the suffix "-al".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/colonial (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).