n.
Pronunciation: k ə - ' l ō -n ē - ə l, -ny ə l
Function: adjective
Date: 1768
1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of a colony
2 often capitalized : of or relating to the original 13 colonies forming the United States: as a : made or prevailing in America during the colonial period < colonial architecture> b : adapted from or reminiscent of an American colonial mode of design < colonial furniture>
3 : forming or existing in a colony < colonial organisms>
4 : possessing or composed of colonies <a colonial empire>
– co · lo · nial · ize \ -n ē - ə - ˌ l ī z, -ny ə - ˌ l ī z \ transitive verb
– co · lo · nial · ly adverb
– co · lo · nial · ness noun