colonial
adjective
of, concerning, or pertaining to a colony or colonies.
colonials
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pluralof colonial.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Singhs sold clocks and watches to the colonials while secretly rebelling against British rule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
Stately, white colonials are on one block, while modest Spanish revivals sit on the next.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2025
Developers opened up this part of Arlington in the 1950s, building ranches and colonials, working from the same three or four floor plans across a dozen square miles.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2025
The term is also historically inaccurate, he said, because the first U.S. president and his contemporaries would not have identified as colonials.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2023
Fortunately there were all sorts and types of colonials.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
