colonial

  1. Adjective.  of or pertaining to a colony.
  2. Adjective.  of or pertaining to a period when a country or territory was a colony.
  3. Adjective.  (US) of or relating to the original Thirteen Colonies of the USA.
  4. Adjective.  (US) of or relating to the style of architecture prevalent at about the time of the Revolution.
  5. Noun.  A person from a country that is or was controlled by another.
  6. Noun.  (US) A house that is built in a style reminiscent of the period of the colonization of New England.

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