Associations to the word «Colonial»

Wiktionary

COLONIAL, adjective. Of or pertaining to a colony.
COLONIAL, adjective. Of or pertaining to a period when a country or territory was a colony.
COLONIAL, adjective. (US) Of or relating to the original Thirteen Colonies of the USA.
COLONIAL, adjective. (US) Of or relating to the style of architecture prevalent at about the time of the Revolution.
COLONIAL, noun. A person from a country that is or was controlled by another.
COLONIAL, noun. (US) A house that is built in a style reminiscent of the period of the colonization of New England.
COLONIAL GOOSE, noun. (NZ) A roast leg of lamb or mutton, boned and stuffed with honey, dried apricots, etc., and marinated with red wine.
COLONIAL REVIVAL, adjective. Of an American architectural style that hearkens backs to the architecture prominent in the United States when it was settled by the English, Spanish and Dutch.
COLONIAL REVIVAL, noun. A building built in the Colonial Revival Style.

Dictionary definition

COLONIAL, noun. A resident of a colony.
COLONIAL, adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony.
COLONIAL, adjective. Of animals who live in colonies, such as ants.
COLONIAL, adjective. Composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony; "coral is a colonial organism".

Wise words

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