Colonial

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, relating to, possessing, or inhabiting a colony or colonies.
  • adj. Of or relating to the 13 British colonies that became the original United States of America.
  • adj. Of or relating to the colonial period in the United States.
  • adj. Of, relating to, or being a style of architecture and furniture prevalent in the American colonies just before and during the Revolution.
  • adj. Living in, consisting of, or forming a colony: colonial organisms.
  • n. An inhabitant of a colony.
  • n. A house designed in an architectural style reminiscent of the one prevalent in the American colonies just before and during the Revolution.
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  • adj. of or pertaining to a colony.
  • adj. of or pertaining to a period when a country or territory was a colony.
  • adj. of or relating to the original Thirteen Colonies of the USA.
  • adj. of or relating to the style of architecture prevalent at about the time of the Revolution
  • n. A person from a country that is or was controlled by another.
  • n. A house that is built in a style reminiscent of the period of the colonization of New England.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to a colony.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining or belonging to a colony: as, colonial government; colonial rights; specifically, in American history, relating to the thirteen British colonies which became the United States of America, or to their period. See colony.
  • In zoology, forming colonies; consisting of or living as colonies; not separate; aggregative; social: as, the colonial Anthozoa.
  • n. A member or citizen of a colony, especially of one of the British colonies in the eastern hemisphere.
  • n. plural Colonial products, securities, etc.
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  • n. a resident of a colony
  • adj. of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
  • adj. of animals who live in colonies, such as ants
  • adj. composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
    • Equivalent
    complex   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    occupier    resident    occupant   
    Cross Reference
    colonial goose    colonial architecture   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    provincial   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    ceremonial    matrimonial    testimonial   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    British    provincial    national    canadian    imperial    Dutch    agricultural    maritime   
     
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