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co·lo·ni·al       [kuh-loh-nee-uhl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
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.
a.noting or pertaining to the styles of architecture, ornament, and furnishings of the British colonies in America in the 17th and 18th centuries, mainly adapted to local materials and demands from prevailing English styles.
b.noting or pertaining to various imitations of the work of American colonial artisans.
–noun
6.an inhabitant of a colony.
7.a house in or imitative of the Colonial style.
[Origin: 1770–80, Americanism; colony + -al1]

—Related forms
co·lo·ni·al·ly, adverb
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co·lo·ni·al       (kə-lō'nē-əl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, possessing, or inhabiting a colony or colonies.
  2. often Colonial
    1. Of or relating to the 13 British colonies that became the original United States of America.
    2. Of or relating to the colonial period in the United States.
  3. often Colonial Of, relating to, or being a style of architecture and furniture prevalent in the American colonies just before and during the Revolution.
  4. Living in, consisting of, or forming a colony: colonial organisms.

n.  
  1. An inhabitant of a colony.
  2. A house designed in an architectural style reminiscent of the one prevalent in the American colonies just before and during the Revolution.

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 

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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)

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Colonial

Co*lo"ni*al\, a. [Cf. F. colonial.] Of or pertaining to a colony; as, colonial rights, traffic, wars.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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