colonial
/kəˈloʊ.njəl/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.17 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
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 pertaining to the ideals of colonialism.
adj
Of or relating to the style of architecture prevalent at about the time of the Revolution.
American usage
adj
Tending to form colonies (especially of cells).
noun
A person from a country that is or was controlled by another.
noun
A house that is built in a style reminiscent of the period of the colonization of New England.
American usage
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "India’s half-hour zone dates back to colonial rule of India and the era when ever-faster steamships and trains were shrinking the world."
- "None of them are, so to speak, idle men. Many of them are emigrants, not of the soil born and bred colonials."
- "The rest of us had tea and finger sandwiches with members of the royal household, which was very elegant but hard on some of us ill-schooled colonials."
- "This simple soul, who possesses a talent not inferior to that of Cavino at his best, has for many years turned his hand to the not unprofitable occupation of forging rare Greek and Roman coins. As a collector and student of certain Greek colonials and a specialist in forgeries I have been familiar with Stelli's workmanship for years."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Latin colōnus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin colōniader. Middle English colane English colony Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? 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.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kəˈloʊ.njəl/
- British English: /kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/
Usage
- American usage