[co.lo.nial] adj (1776) 1: of, relating to, or characteristic of a colony
2. often cap: of or relating to the original 13 colonies forming the United States: as a: made or prevailing in America during the colonial period "~ architecture" b: adapted from or reminiscent of an American colonial mode of design "~ furniture"
3: forming or existing in a colony "~ organisms"
4: possessing or composed of colonies "a ~ empire" -- co.lo.nial.ize vt -- co.lo.nial.ly adv -- co.lo.nial.ness n
[2]colonial n (1865) 1: a member or inhabitant of a colony
2. a: a product made for use in a colony b: a product (as a house) exhibiting colonial style