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colonial

[kuh-loh-nee-uhl] / kəˈloʊ ni əl /


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New geopolitical realities seemed possible—the demise of the European colonial order, the rise of the U.S. as a superpower and the transformation of Asia into a region of nation-states.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

When the 20th century dawned, nearly all of Asia was under the colonial boot.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Experts were amazed the site was intact, as previous discoveries had found looted and destroyed remains from the colonial era.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

They send her back out into space to solve their problem, this time with a band of colonial Marines.

From Salon Oct. 4, 2018

In colonial times, as many as one out of every four trees in between southeastern Canada and Georgia was a chestnut—partly the result, it would seem, of Indian burning and planting.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Their seasoned troops, reinforced by Hessian mercenaries, faced an amateurish and poorly provisioned army of colonials.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

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

The wealthiest and most international city in America, its grand mansions and comfortable houses would obviously be useful as a base for an invading army that was just beginning a campaign against uppity colonials.

From Washington Post Mar. 15, 2023

In western and southern 22207, new construction is beginning to overtake the postwar ranches, colonials, and split-levels built in the first wave of suburbanization.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2020

He despised those American colonials who had fought against his England, yet he still chose to settle in Philadelphia, where he set up a royalist newspaper called The Porcupine's Gazette.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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