Definition of "colonials" [colonials]

• Plural form of colonial. (noun)

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• "Juxtaposed with the colonials are the Vietnamese, working 12 hours a day carrying buckets of coal to ships and pulling rickshaws, many of them living on the streets because of heavy French taxes, which made owning a home prohibitive."
• "Bismarck himself at first checked the "colonials," until he felt sure of the"
• "It is quite sad that the sensible doctrine of Common Law popularized in the phrase "A man's home is his castle", which permits the defense of home and family without resort to the resources of the state and without fear of retribution from the state seemingly survives only among us benighted 'colonials' on the other side of the pond."