COLONIAL


Meaning of COLONIAL in English

[adjective]Turkey was once an important colonial power.Various parts of Africa have suffered under colonial rule.Colonial is also used to describe furniture or buildings in the style of a period when some countries were colonies.colonial architecturecolonial-style housesIn the US Colonial furniture is of a style which is from the period when America was a British colony.A colonial mentality is an acceptance of or support for a system in which it is acceptable for one country or group to take control of another.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.