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colonial.

colonial (relating to colonies: regions ruled by another country)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ko.lo.niˈaw/Brazil[ko.lo.niˈaʊ̯]Brazil/ko.loˈnjaw/Brazil[ko.loˈnjaʊ̯]Brazil
  1. colonial (relating to colonies: regions ruled by another country)

    feminine · masculine
    Governo colonial.
  2. colonial; colonialistic (relating to colonialism)

    feminine · masculine
    Expansão colonial.
  3. colonial (relating to the period when a country was a colony)

    feminine · masculine
    Arquitetura colonial.
  4. relating to the culture of rural immigrant settlements

    Brazil · feminine · masculine
    Queijo colonial.
  5. colonial (tending to form colonies)

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From colónia /colônia (“colony”) + -al (“of or relating to”).

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