colonial

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It was a 20th century colonial with enough room for their three young kids and plenty of yard space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Antique maps and other geological archives are at the heart of an increasingly ugly showdown between Belgium’s colonial museum and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Lumumba, an outspoken critic of Belgium's colonial rule, became his country's first prime minister after it gained independence in 1960.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

The resolution also calls for cultural artefacts stolen during the colonial era to be returned to their countries of origin.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Endive and spinach escaped from colonial gardens and grew into impassable, six-foot thickets on the Peruvian coast; thousands of feet higher, mint overwhelmed Andean valleys.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann