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colonial

[kuh-loh-nee-uhl] / kəˈloʊ ni əl /


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While slavery is banned under its 1945 constitution, written when the country broke free from Dutch colonial rule, some traditional customs are tolerated.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

Some scholars have suggested that though their faces do not look upward, they are bearing witness to Mary’s coronation and thus engaging with colonial religious views.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

That thought is echoed in the album’s cover art, an image of two miniature Finn Wolfhards facing off, donning colonial garb and brandishing weapons.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

In comparing those statistics with those of its former colonial overlord, Hartnett, Bank of America’s chief equity strategist, found an emphatic stateside outperformance on almost all fronts.

From MarketWatch Jul. 3, 2026

Echoes of the biological tumult resound through colonial manuscripts.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Many Americans in this 250th year of independence will look back proudly on those colonials who rebelled against British taxation by dumping tea in Boston Harbor.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 4, 2026

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

Proponents of prohibition argued that drinking culture was alien to India – while that’s debatable, the colonials filled their coffers with the liquor tax and certainly encouraged it.

From Salon Feb. 2, 2025

Year-round, elegant colonials and ramblers, with their classic details, red brick and stonework, grace Colonial Village in Northwest Washington.

From Washington Post Aug. 17, 2022

Fortunately there were all sorts and types of colonials.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie




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