colonial

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Relating to a time when a country ruled and controlled other lands as colonies.

   The city still has many buildings from colonial times.

2. 2
   adj

   Relating to or belonging to a colony.

   The museum displays objects from the colonial era.

3. 3
   adj

   Living together in large groups or colonies, as some animals do.

   Coral is a colonial organism made of many tiny individuals.

4. 4
   noun

   A person who lives in a colony.

   The colonials demanded better treatment from the home country.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Latin colōnus Latin colōniader. Middle English colane English colony Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English colonial From colony + -al.

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