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🏛️colonial

adjective
/kəˈloʊniəl/
collusion colonnade
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Meaning

Relating to a colony or to colonialism; characteristic of a colony.
Relating to or characteristic of a colony or colonialism, especially involving the control of one country by another.

Example Sentences

The country still has many colonial-era buildings.

Colonial rule suppressed local governance.

Example Expressions

colonial rule

Synonyms

imperial, dependent, overseas, settler, occupying, dominating, controlling
Entry 1
imperial, dependent, overseas, settler
Entry 2
imperial, occupying, dominating, controlling

Antonyms

independent, sovereign, autonomous, free
Entry 1
independent, sovereign
Entry 2
independent, sovereign, autonomous, free

Collocations

colonial period, colonial rule, colonial power, colonial history

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