[kuh-loh-nee-uh
l] Pronunciation Key | 1. | of, concerning, or pertaining to a colony or colonies: the colonial policies of France. |
| 2. | of, concerning, or pertaining to colonialism; colonialistic. |
| 3. | (often initial capital letter ) pertaining to the 13 British colonies that became the United States of America, or to their period. |
| 4. | Ecology. forming a colony. |
| 5. | (initial capital letter ) Architecture, Furniture.
|
| 6. | an inhabitant of a colony. |
| 7. | a house in or imitative of the Colonial style. |
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
| co·lo·ni·al
(kə-lō'nē-əl) Pronunciation Key
adj.
n.
co·lo'ni·al·ly adv. |
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| colonial | |
adjective | |
| 1. | of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony |
| 2. | of animals who live in colonies, such as ants |
| 3. | composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony; "coral is a colonial organism" |
noun | |
| 1. | a resident of a colony |
Colonial Heights, TN (CDP, FIPS 16500) Location: 36.47957 N, 82.51183 W
Population (1990): 6716 (2613 housing units)
Area: 17.2 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 37663
Colonial Heights, VA (city, FIPS 18448) Location: 37.26400 N, 77.39879 W
Population (1990): 16064 (6592 housing units)
Area: 19.3 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 23834
Colonial Park, PA (CDP, FIPS 15328) Location: 40.29988 N, 76.80640 W
Population (1990): 13777 (6546 housing units)
Area: 12.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 17109
Colonial Beach, VA (town, FIPS 18400) Location: 38.25480 N, 76.97069 W
Population (1990): 3132 (1924 housing units)
Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)
Colonial Heights, VA (city, FIPS 570) Location: 37.26400 N, 77.39879 W
Population (1990): 16064 (6592 housing units)
Area: 19.3 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)
Colonial Pine Hills, SD (CDP, FIPS 13355) Location: 44.00775 N, 103.31497 W
Population (1990): 1553 (540 housing units)
Area: 45.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Colonial
Co*lo"ni*al\, a. [Cf. F. colonial.] Of or pertaining to a colony; as, colonial rights, traffic, wars.Copyright © 2008, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.











