colonial

== English == === Etymology === From colony + -al. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/ (General American) IPA(key): /kəˈloʊ.njəl/, /kəˈloʊ.ni.əl/ Rhymes: -əʊniəl === Adjective === colonial (comparative more colonial, superlative most colonial) Of or pertaining to a colony. Of or pertaining to a period when a country or territory was a colony. Of or pertaining to the ideals of colonialism. (US) Of or relating to the original Thirteen Colonies of the USA. (US) Of or relating to the style of architecture prevalent at about the time of the Revolution. (biology) Tending to form colonies (especially of cells). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === colonial (plural colonials) A person from a country that is or was controlled by another. (US) A house that is built in a style reminiscent of the period of the colonization of New England. A coin or postage stamp issued by a colony. ==== Translations ==== === Related terms === colonization == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [ku.lu.niˈal] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ko.lo.niˈal] Rhymes: -al === Adjective === colonial m or f (masculine and feminine plural colonials) colonial ==== Derived terms ==== colonialisme colonialista ==== Related terms ==== colònia === Further reading === “colonial”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “colonial”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “colonial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “colonial”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == French == === Etymology === From colonie +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.lɔ.njal/ === Adjective === colonial (feminine coloniale, masculine plural coloniaux, feminine plural coloniales) colonial ==== Derived terms ==== colonialisme colonialiste ==== Descendants ==== → German: kolonial → Romanian: colonial → Turkish: kolonyal === Noun === colonial m (plural coloniaux, feminine coloniale) a colonial, a resident of a colony Near-synonym: colon a soldier dispatched to a colony === Further reading === “colonial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Etymology === From colonia (“colony”) +‎ -al (“of or relating to”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koloniˈal/ [ko.lo.niˈɑɫ] Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: co‧lo‧ni‧al === Adjective === colonial m or f (plural coloniais) colonial (of or pertaining to a colony) colonial (of or pertaining to a period when a country or territory was a colony) (biology) colonial (tending to form colonies) === References === “colonial”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “colonial” in DIGALEGO - Dicionario de Galego, Ir Indo 2004, Xunta de Galicia 2013. Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “colonial”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “colonial”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “colonial”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Occitan == === Adjective === colonial m (feminine singular coloniala, masculine plural colonials, feminine plural colonialas) colonial === References === "colonial", in dicodòc: multidiccionari occitan (oc→fr) Joan de Cantalausa (2006), Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎[3], 2nd edition, →ISBN == Portuguese == === Etymology === From colónia / colônia (“colony”) +‎ -al (“of or relating to”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: co‧lo‧ni‧al === Adjective === colonial m or f (plural coloniais) (geopolitics) colonial (relating to colonies: regions ruled by another country) (geopolitics) colonial; colonialistic (relating to colonialism) Synonym: colonialista (chiefly art) colonial (relating to the period when a country was a colony) (Brazil) relating to the culture of rural immigrant settlements (biology) colonial (tending to form colonies) ==== Derived terms ==== colonialismo colonialista ==== Related terms ==== coloniano colono === Further reading === “colonial”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “colonial”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “colonial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French colonial. Equivalent to colonie +‎ -al. === Adjective === colonial m or n (feminine singular colonială, masculine plural coloniali, feminine/neuter plural coloniale) colonial ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From colonia +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koloˈnjal/ [ko.loˈnjal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: co‧lo‧nial === Adjective === colonial m or f (masculine and feminine plural coloniales) colonial ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “colonial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025