Definition of "colonial" []

Of, relating to, possessing, or inhabiting a colony or colonies. (adjective)
Of or relating to the 13 British colonies that became the original United States of America. (adjective)
Of or relating to the colonial period in the United States. (adjective)
Of, relating to, or being a style of architecture and furniture prevalent in the American colonies just before and during the Revolution. (adjective)
Living in, consisting of, or forming a colony: colonial organisms. (adjective)

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Use "colonial" in a sentence

"They saw the dismantling of colonial rule through peaceful negotiation, except in Vanuatu; by the 1990s, only France and the U.S. remained colonial powers in the Pacific."
"First, the term colonial feminism carries a snide implication that this alleged brand of feminism somehow subjects women rather than frees them."
"Therefore, the term colonial is offensive to those peoples who have been liberated from imperialist oppression."

Words like "colonial"

british

canadian ceremonial

colonial time

colonization complex dutch imperial

matrimonial national occupant occupier

provincial resident testimonial