colonial
Example Sentences
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Horses idled in the shade of colonial buildings, waiting for carriages to fill with visitors.
From Barron's
Belgium is the former colonial power in Congo, which became independent in 1960 and is now called the Democratic Republic of Congo.
From Barron's
While I confess to having more than three bedrooms in my colonial, I’ll continue to drive my 2014 Jeep until the engine fails or the car rusts.
In an abandoned warehouse in Johannesburg, Prof Grace sets out her high-stakes plan - to break into museums and private collections and take back artefacts mostly plundered during colonial times.
From BBC
The merger of a Baloch state into newly formed Pakistan at the end of British colonial rule sparked a revolt that has lasted nearly eight decades.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
