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

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.]

WikidataRate 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.

Matched Categories

1. • Zoology

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

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

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How to pronounce Colonial?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Colonial in sign language?

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. Lucas Mendos:

   ( The British also) had this conception that the' Orient,' the non-Western subjects, were overly erotic and over-sexed, and that's the reason why they were worried young colonial officers going abroad would be corrupted by those sexual acts.

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. John Kasaona:

   It was a very awkward situation, the colonial government's department of conservation started opening up pots in the local communities to see what was in those pots.

4. Sandra Mason:

   The time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind.

5. Jennifer Lawrence:

   There’s a colonial woman on the plane, she’s wearing ….

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Colonial
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Colonial
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Colonial
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Colonial
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Colonial