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- [kuh-loh-nee-uh l]
- /kəˈloʊ ni əl/
- /kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh-loh-nee-uh l]
- /kəˈloʊ ni əl/
Definitions of colonial word
- adjective colonial Colonial means relating to countries that are colonies, or to colonialism. 3
- countable noun colonial People who have lived for a long time in a colony but who belong to the colonizing country are sometimes referred to as colonials. 3
- adjective colonial A Colonial building or piece of furniture was built or made in a style that was popular in America in the 17th and 18th centuries. 3
- adjective colonial of, characteristic of, relating to, possessing, or inhabiting a colony or colonies 3
- adjective colonial characteristic of or relating to the 13 British colonies that became the United States of America (1776) 3
- adjective colonial of or relating to the colonies of the British Empire 3
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Origin of colonial
First appearance:
before 1770 One of the 46% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1770-80; colony + -al1
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Parts of speech for Colonial
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adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
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colonial popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
colonial usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for colonial
adj colonial
- provincial — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
- primitive — being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life.
- pilgrim — a person who journeys, especially a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: pilgrims to the Holy Land.
- frontier — the part of a country that borders another country; boundary; border.
- dependent — To be dependent on something or someone means to need them in order to succeed or be able to survive.
adjective colonial
noun colonial
- settler — a person or thing that settles.
- colonist — Colonists are the people who start a colony or the people who are among the first to live in a particular colony.
- migrant — migrating, especially of people; migratory.
- colonialist — Colonialist means relating to colonialism.
- colonizer — to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia.
Antonyms for colonial
adj colonial
- modern — of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
- sophisticated — sophisticated.
- gentle — kindly; amiable: a gentle manner.
Top questions with colonial
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