colonial

The definition of colonial is related to the 13 original colonies, or characteristic of the styles of this period in history.

(adjective)

An example of something colonial is a village that depicts life at the time of the 13 colonies.

A colonial is defined as a person who lives or lived in a colony.

(noun)

An example of a colonial is a man who lived in New York before the Revolutionary War.

See colonial in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of or living in a colony or colonies
of the thirteen British colonies that became the U.S., or characteristic of the styles of their period
made up of or having colonies

noun

an inhabitant of a colony

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See colonial in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of, relating to, possessing, or inhabiting a colony or colonies.
often Colonial
a. Of or relating to the 13 British colonies that became the original United States of America.
b. Of or relating to the colonial period in the United States.
often Colonial Of, relating to, or being a style of architecture and furniture prevalent in the American colonies just before and during the Revolution.
Living in, consisting of, or forming a colony: colonial organisms.

noun

An inhabitant of a colony.
A house designed in an architectural style reminiscent of the one prevalent in the American colonies just before and during the Revolution.

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