- co|lo|ni|al
- co|lo|ni|al «kuh LOH nee uhl», adjective, noun.–adj.1. a) of or having to do with a colony or colonies: »
a colonial governor, colonial policy. Many European countries have lost or given up their colonial possessions since World War II.
b) practicing colonialism; having colonies: »colonial powers.
2. a) of or having to do with the thirteen British colonies that became the United States of America: »colonial skirmishes with the Indians.
b) living in one of these colonies: »Paul Revere was a colonial silversmith.
c) characteristic of or produced in one or several of these colonies: »a colonial costume, colonial furniture.
3. a) Biology. forming a colony; consisting of or living as colonies: »colonial wasps.
b) Bacteriology. forming a mass of microorganisms from a single cell.–n.a person who lives in a colony: »The colonials are as sensitive to home criticism as the Yankees (Fraser's Magazine).
–co|lo´ni|al|ly, adverb.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.