Definitions for Colonial
kəˈloʊ ni əlcolo·nial

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. colonialadjective

   a resident of a colony

2. colonialadjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony

3. colonialadjective

   of animals who live in colonies, such as ants

4. colonial, compoundadjective

   composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony

   "coral is a colonial organism"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.9 / 12 votes

1. colonialnoun

   A person from a country that is or was controlled by another.

2. colonialnoun

   A house that is built in a style reminiscent of the period of the colonization of New England.

3. colonialadjective

   of or pertaining to a colony.

4. colonialadjective

   of or pertaining to a period when a country or territory was a colony.

5. colonialadjective

   of or relating to the original Thirteen Colonies of the USA.

6. colonialadjective

   of or relating to the style of architecture prevalent at about the time of the Revolution

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1. colonial

   Colonial pertains to or is characteristic of a colony or colonies, mainly used to refer to the period when a certain territory or country was under the political control of another distant country. It may also refer to the system by which countries maintain and establish colonies and exploit them for resources. It can additionally describe something that is influenced or shaped by these respective colonial periods, such as architecture, culture, or history.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 6 votes

1. Colonialadjective

   of or pertaining to a colony; as, colonial rights, traffic, wars

2. Etymology: [Cf. F. colonial.]

FreebaseRate this definition:3.4 / 5 votes

1. Colonial

   The Colonial, also known as the Colonial Express, was a service of the Pennsylvania Railroad and New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad between Union Station in Washington, DC and South Station in Boston, Massachusetts. It was operated until 1973 by Amtrak.

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British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Colonial' in Adjectives Frequency: #747

How to pronounce Colonial?

1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Colonial in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Colonial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Colonial in a Sentence

1. Larry Hogan:

   Finding the location of Maryland’s original settlement is truly exciting news for our state and will give us an opportunity to reconnect with our pre-colonial and early colonial years, the state has been proud to support the study of St. Mary’s Fort and looks forward to further excavation of the area as we approach our state’s 400th anniversary.

2. Jack Gary:

   We're going to put Colonial Williamsburg back exactly where Colonial Williamsburg was, colonial Williamsburg'll be sitting in Colonial Williamsburg exact footprint, as it was the day the congregation built Colonial Williamsburg in the early 1800s.

3. Robert ZubrinTo:

   If you say, okay, you want to go to Mars, you're going to want to offer something, if you look at Colonial America, a middle-class person could travel to Colonial America by liquidating their farm. But, the proceeds would give them a one-way ticket. But if you are working, what you could do is sell your labor for seven years.

4. Roberto Mukaro Borrero:

   The traditional homelands of the Taíno extend from the Caribbean islands to southern Florida. My family lineage is from Borikén (Puerto Rico) and I know that the loss of life people on the island suffered from Hurricane Maria was not simply the result of an extreme weather event. The casualties are also the result of the colonial legacy that includes racism and years of neglect.

5. Travis Parno:

   The site represents a period of monumental change when European colonists inserted themselves into a diverse, politically and socially complex world of Native peoples, the ramifications of the initial colonial settlement and interactions between the colonists and the Yaocomaco, Piscataway, and other Native groups would shape the course of Maryland’s colonial history.

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