colonial
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5.5
- noun
- /kəˈloʊniəl/
:
colono
- We lived in a housing development of aluminum-sided colonials and ranch houses with two-car garages and trim, flat lawns.
- European colonials
- an old colonial
It means former colonials from North Africa and and West Africa.
- It means former colonials from North Africa and and West Africa.
- Actually wore AT shirt that said Happy treason day, ungrateful colonials.
Examples
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As a proud colonial, she shared stories of her hometown under foreign rule.
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The year my parents downsized, we bought an old 10-room Colonial and needed to cover our bare floors and walls.
Academic text (2011) -
I consider myself merely a colonial who returned to the fold.
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Much of our food is connected to our colonials past.
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The Barnes's home was a large Colonial in an impressive neighborhood.
Fiction book (1991) -
A modest colonial sits atop a hill at the foot of the Appalachians.
Fiction book (1993) -
Two-story brick colonials and cedar-shingled Cape Cods - not exactly posh, but cozy, comfortable.
Fiction book (1996) -
The historical society invited former colonials to discuss their experiences living in a controlled territory.
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In the museum, the exhibition showcased artifacts from colonials who settled in distant lands.
Synonyms
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4.1
A person who moves to a new area to live and set up a home
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4.4
A person who moves to live in a new colony from another country
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.2
Buildings from when one country ruled another that show the ruler's style
How Colonial
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Colonial originally meant a person from a colony, from the old word colonus 'farmer' or 'settler', so a colonial is someone who lived in a territory under control of a foreign country.