colonial
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
colonial/kəˈləʊniəl/
▶adjective
- 1 relating to or characteristic of a colony or colonies.
- 2 (of architecture or furniture) in the style of the period of the British colonies in America before independence.
- 3 (of animals or plants) living in colonies.
– derivatives
colonially adverb.
colonially adverb.
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