B2adjectivehistory
US/kəˈloʊ.ni.əl/
UK/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/
connected with a time when a country controlled and ruled another country
In context
Many colonial buildings in Hanoi have been turned into hotels and museums.
The country gained independence after almost a century of colonial rule.
Historians are still studying the economic effects of colonial policies.
Words that go with colonial
adjective + noun
- colonial ruleThe museum tells the story of resistance against colonial rule.
- colonial eraThe railway was built during the colonial era.
- colonial powerBritain was the largest colonial power of the nineteenth century.
- colonial architectureTourists love the colonial architecture of the old quarter.
- former colonialMany former colonial officials wrote memoirs about their time abroad.