Synonyms for colonial
kəˈloʊ ni əlcolo·nial

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1. colonialadjective

   a resident of a colony

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   simple

2. colonialadjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony

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   compound

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   simple

3. colonialadjective

   of animals who live in colonies, such as ants

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   compound

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   simple

4. colonial, compoundadjective

   composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony

   "coral is a colonial organism"

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   compound

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   simple

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1. • Zoology

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1. List of paraphrases for "colonial":

   colony, colonialist, colonialism, colonized, colonization, imperialist, colonies, semi-colonial, colonizing, decolonization

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1. Bernie Fanaroff:

   We don't accept that South Africa has to remain on the edge of civilization. That we don't accept, that's the old colonial way of thinking, for South Africa and Africa (this could be) the next great economic growth story.

2. Martin Lee:

   This is an ancient, colonial set of regulations, and Christopher Cheung don't use them unless Christopher Cheung can't legislate anymore. Once Christopher Cheung start, there's no end to it. She could even invoke Article 23 under this, that gives her justification - I need more police powers, I need more draconian laws - it's so handy. She is completely destroying the rule of law. Only the government can really harm the rule of law, citizens can not.

3. Juan Manuel:

   The discovery of this ship - one of the most important that navigated in our seas during colonial times - begins a new chapter in the cultural and scientific history, not only of Colombia, but of the entire world, questions about navigation, world trade, about colonial costs, will be answered.

4. Kendall Brown:

   Colonial-era sources show that officials, both political and technological, were aware of possible pollution from the refining processes.

5. Kendall Brown:

   Clearly, colonial Spanish American mining was industrial in scale, and the belief that a dramatic man-made impact on the environment only began in the 18th century is a Euro-centric construct.