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colonial

🇬🇧 UK/kә'lәunjәl/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLB2

Definitions

adj.

Of or relating to a colony or the period when a territory was under colonial rule.

殖民地的,殖民时期的

n.

A person who lives in or comes from a colony.

殖民地居民

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
colonsettlement, colony, farmer
+
iconnector
+
alrelating to, having the nature of
=colonial

Common Collocations

  • 1.colonial power殖民大国
  • 2.colonial rule殖民统治

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The colonial period in America lasted from the 1600s until the Revolution.

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