co|lo|ni|al

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.

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