colonialadjective
uk/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/us/kəˈloʊ.ni.əl/[ before noun ] relating to a colony or colonialism:
Turkey was once an important colonial power.
Various parts of Africa have suffered under colonial rule.
a colonial mentality
Colonial furniture or buildings are in the style of a period when a country was a colony:
colonial architecture
colonial-style houses
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- The present political system is a hangover from the colonial era.
- These old buildings are the last vestiges of a colonial past.
- He still thinks Britain is a great colonial power.
- These attitudes are a relic from our colonial past.
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Colonisation & self-government
- annex
- autonomous
- autonomy
- client state
- colonialism
- decolonization
- dependency
- devolution
- devolve
- devolve sth to sb
- Independence Day
- nationalism
- nationalist
- neocolonialism
- non-aligned
- self-rule
- separatism
- separatist
- the British Empire
- the free world
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colonialnoun [ C ]
uk/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/us/kəˈloʊ.ni.əl/a person from another country who lives in a colony, especially as part of its system of government
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Colonisation & self-government
- annex
- autonomous
- autonomy
- client state
- colonialism
- decolonization
- dependency
- devolution
- devolve
- devolve sth to sb
- Independence Day
- nationalism
- nationalist
- neocolonialism
- non-aligned
- self-rule
- separatism
- separatist
- the British Empire
- the free world
See more results »