This meaning is about things related to colonies. Colonies are lands controlled by other countries. We use colonial to talk about people, governments, or buildings connected to colonies.
The colonial government ruled the land.
Many colonial buildings are very old.
This meaning is about style for houses and buildings. Colonial style means the way buildings look that comes from old colonies. It often means simple, classic, and old-fashioned design.
They live in a colonial house.
The colonial style uses wood and bricks.
This meaning talks about living things that form colonies. Some animals and plants live closely in groups called colonies. Colonial means they live or grow together in this way.
The coral has a colonial structure.
Colonial insects work as one group.
Here, colonial is a noun. It means a person who lives in a colony or came from there. Usually, this word is used for people in history who settled in lands controlled by other countries.
The colonials built new towns.
Many colonials lived far from home.
This meaning is used for small living things like bacteria. Colonial means related to colonies of these organisms. A colony is a group of microorganisms growing together.
The petri dish shows colonial growth.
Colonial bacteria spread on the plate.
This meaning talks about the rules, economy, and society set up by a colonial power in a colony. Colonial systems controlled how people lived and worked in these areas.
The colonial economy depended on trade.
Colonial laws affected daily life.
