colonial

/kə'lounjəl/

Thân thiện

A coral reef is a colonial organism made of many tiny polyps.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Relating to a colony or colonialism: Pertaining to the establishment, maintenance, or characteristics of a colony, especially one controlled by a distant nation.
   • Composed of connected individual organisms: In biology, describing a life form where many physically connected individuals form a single collective unit.

2. Noun:

   • A person who lives in or originates from a colony: An inhabitant or settler of a colony.
   • A house built in a particular architectural style: A style of architecture, especially in North America, from the colonial period.

Examples

• Adjective:

  • The museum had an exhibit on colonial history and its impact.
  • Coral is a colonial organism, made up of thousands of polyps.

• Noun:

  • The colonials sought greater representation in the distant parliament.
  • They bought and restored a beautiful 18th-century colonial in New England.

Advanced Usage

• "Colonial power": A nation that establishes and governs colonies.

  • In the 19th century, Britain was a major colonial power.

• "Post-colonial": Referring to the period after colonial rule or to theories analyzing its effects.

  • The course focuses on post-colonial literature from Africa and Asia.

Variants and Related Words

• Colonialism (n): The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.

  • The effects of colonialism are still felt today.

• Colonist (n): A settler in or inhabitant of a colony.

  • Early American colonists faced many hardships.

• Colonize (v): To send settlers to and establish political control over an area.

  • Several European nations sought to colonize the New World.

Synonyms

• Imperial: Relating to an empire or emperor.
• Settler: A person who settles in a new region.

Related Phrases

• Colonial administration: The system of governing a colony.

  • The colonial administration was headquartered in the port city.

• Colonial era/period: The historical time when colonialism was prevalent.

  • This artifact dates back to the colonial era.

Related Idioms

• "Colonial mentality": A cultural attitude of inferiority felt by a people as a result of colonization, leading them to value the foreign culture over their own.
  • The critic argued that the preference for imported goods was a sign of a colonial mentality.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
   • coral is a colonial organism
2. of animals who live in colonies, such as ants
3. of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony

Noun

1. a resident of a colony

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