colonial

From colony +‎ -al

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/

colonial (comparative more colonial, superlative most colonial)

1. Of or pertaining to a colony.
2. Of or pertaining to a period when a country or territory was a colony.
   • 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52:

     From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.

3. (US) Of or relating to the original Thirteen Colonies of the USA.
4. (US) Of or relating to the style of architecture prevalent at about the time of the Revolution.

colonial (plural colonials)

1. A person from a country that is or was controlled by another.
2. (US) A house that is built in a style reminiscent of the period of the colonization of New England.

• colonization

colonial (masculine and feminine plural colonials)

1. colonial

• colonialisme
• colonialista

• colònia

• “colonial” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “colonial” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “colonial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “colonial” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.lɔ.njal/

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colonial (feminine singular coloniale, masculine plural coloniaux, feminine plural coloniales)

1. colonial

• “colonial” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

From colónia (“colony”) +‎ -al.

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ˌlo.ni.ˈaw/, /ˌko.lo.ˈnjaw/

colonial m or f (plural coloniais, comparable)

1. (geopolitics) colonial (relating to colonies: regions ruled by another country)

   Governo colonial.

   Colonial government.

2. (geopolitics) colonial; colonialistic (relating to colonialism)

   Expansão colonial.

   Colonial expansion.

3. (chiefly art) colonial (relating to the period when a country was a colony)

   Arquitetura colonial.

   Colonial architecture.

4. (Brazil) relating to the culture of rural immigrant settlements

   Queijo colonial.

   [Type of cheese made by German immigrants].

• (colonialistic): colonialista

• colonialismo
• colonialista

• colônia
• coloniano
• colono

colonial (plural coloniales)

1. colonial