as in social
tending to group with others of the same kind
colonial organisms
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as in settler
a person who settles in a new region
European colonials who built coffee plantations in East Africa
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Recent Examples of colonial
Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
Also, the colonial conversation — both from other African countries and other countries that colonize people — to be able to understand and to be able to see their story in it.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
During the near 50-year U.S. colonial regime, American officials in Manila encouraged landless farmers from Christian provinces to settle in Mindanao.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Officials said the tavern was likely targeted because of its proximity to Wall Street and because of its colonial past which dates back to the days of George Washington.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
Also, the colonial conversation — both from other African countries and other countries that colonize people — to be able to understand and to be able to see their story in it.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
Noun
There’s a deeply historic feel here, bolstered by cobblestone streets, 18th century row homes and a palpable identity as an economic hub in colonial times.
—Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
During the near 50-year U.S. colonial regime, American officials in Manila encouraged landless farmers from Christian provinces to settle in Mindanao.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colonial
Adjective
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Our customers are eager for books and discussions about literature, art, and social issues.—
American Booksellers Association,
USA TODAY,
9 Feb. 2025
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Coming from a filmmaker with a background in video art and large-scale installations, the film uses 3D scanning and AI to explore questions of dispossession and social control through the prism of a commonplace police identity check.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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Below, Weitzel shares some of his favorite archaeological sites across the country, each offering a glimpse into the lives of the people who lived in North America long before European settlers arrived.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Eventually, the soldiers are accompanied by antagonistic settlers looking to impose their will through violence.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Visual effects, animation and gaming pioneer Alberto Menache received the Ub Iwerks Award for technical achievement.—
Terry Flores,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2025
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Manifest destiny plays its part, too, as the struggle between enterprising pioneers and tragic, courageous native tribes ignites nostalgia, at least in some, for a time when Americans were unapologetic conquerors.—
Michael M. Rosen,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
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Hot, wet, insect-ridden, and with a climate that made early colonists exceptionally susceptible to disease, the islands became the center of an idea formulated in Paris in the mid-nineteenth century.—
Rob Crossan,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Dec. 2024
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Still, many colonists had not seriously considered separating from the mother country—until a history-making pamphlet was published in the City of Brotherly Love on January 10, 1776.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Colonial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonial. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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