colonial

BrE /kəˈləʊnɪəl/ AmE /koʊˈloʊniəl/

adjective / noun en → es

1 HISTORICAL PERIOD B2

relating to a period when countries controlled other parts of the world as colonies

colonial, de la época colonial

  • a colonial country/empire

Collocations colonial era · colonial power

  • The book explores the history of colonial expansion.

    El libro explora la historia de la expansión colonial.

2 ARCHITECTURE C1

relating to a style of architecture that was popular in the colonies during the colonial period, or copied from this style

colonial (arquitectura), estilo colonial

  • a colonial building/design

Collocations colonial architecture · colonial house

  • The town has many beautiful examples of colonial architecture.

    La ciudad tiene muchos ejemplos hermosos de arquitectura colonial.

1 COLONY B2

relating to a colony or colonies, especially in the past

colonial (de colonia), de colonias

  • a colonial country/empire

Collocations colonial rule · colonial policy

  • The country was under colonial rule for many years.

    El país estuvo bajo el dominio colonial durante muchos años.

2 COLONIAL PERIOD C1

relating to the period when a country was colonized or had colonies

colonial (de la época colonial), de la época colonial

  • a colonial era

Collocations colonial history · colonial period

  • The museum has exhibits from the colonial period.

    El museo tiene exhibiciones de la época colonial.