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Meaning of COLONIAL

Pronunciation:  ku'lowneeul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a resident of a colony
  2. [adj]  (zoology) composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony; "coral is a colonial organism"
  3. [adj]  of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
  4. [adj]  of animals who live in colonies, such as ants
 
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 Synonyms: complex, compound
 
 See Also: colony, occupant, occupier, resident, settlement

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Co*lo"ni*al\, a. [Cf. F. colonial.]
Of or pertaining to a colony; as, colonial rights, traffic,
wars.
 

 

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