colonial
gb/kəlˈoʊniəl/ us/kəlˈoʊniəl/
B2
انگریزی
معانی
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adjective
B2
property
1
relating to colonies and colonialism
connected to a country controlling other lands (colonies).
استعمال کا انداز:
colonial + [rule/power/policy/administration/legacy]
عام غلطی:
Do not use colonial to mean simply 'old' or 'traditional' unless it clearly refers to the colonial period or style.
ہم معنی الفاظ
imperial (Broader; can refer to any empire, not only colonies.)
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imperialist (Often more critical, emphasizing exploitation or aggressive expansion.)
متضاد الفاظ
independent (Not controlled as a colony; self-governing.)
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sovereign (Having full political power over itself.)
لفظی تراکیب
colonial rule
|colonial power
|colonial expansion
|colonial empire
|colonial authorities
|colonial policy
|colonial administration
|colonial oppression
|colonial legacy
|colonial conquest
موضوعات
history
|politics
|government
|society
مثالیں
- The museum’s new exhibit examines colonial rule and its long-term effects on local communities.
- The book traces the country’s colonial policies across three centuries.
- Activists criticized the company for repeating colonial patterns of resource extraction.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The country has a colonial past.
- They studied colonial history in class.
adjective
B2
property
2
from the time of colonization
from the time when a place was a colony.
استعمال کا انداز:
colonial + [period/era/settlement/town/records]
عام غلطی:
Colonial usually refers to a specific historical period; it does not mean simply 'ancient' or 'very old'.
ہم معنی الفاظ
historic (Broader; not limited to the colonial period.)
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early (Vaguer; can mean early in any timeline, not specifically colonial.)
متضاد الفاظ
modern (Belonging to the present time rather than an earlier historical period.)
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contemporary (Of the current time.)
لفظی تراکیب
colonial period
|colonial era
|colonial history
|colonial settlement
|colonial records
|colonial archives
|colonial society
|colonial town
|colonial America
|colonial India
موضوعات
history
|culture
|places
مثالیں
- They found colonial records describing the first years of the settlement.
- The tour takes visitors through colonial neighborhoods and old trading ports.
- Several colonial documents were preserved in the national archives.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- This building is from the colonial period.
- We saw colonial maps in the library.
adjective
C1
property
3
in a colonial architectural style
describing a traditional house or design style from colonial times.
استعمال کا انداز:
colonial + [house/architecture/style/furniture]
عام غلطی:
This sense is about a design style; it is different from colonial meaning political control.
ہم معنی الفاظ
traditional (Broader; not tied to the colonial period.)
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period (General term for a historical style, not necessarily colonial.)
متضاد الفاظ
modernist (Associated with modern design rather than historical styles.)
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contemporary (Of current design trends.)
لفظی تراکیب
colonial architecture
|colonial house
|colonial-style home
|colonial furniture
|colonial decor
|Colonial Revival
|Dutch Colonial
|Spanish Colonial
|colonial design
|colonial facade
موضوعات
architecture
|design
|home
مثالیں
- They bought a colonial house with symmetrical windows and a central doorway.
- The restaurant is decorated in a colonial style with dark wood and simple lines.
- Her living room mixes colonial furniture with modern lighting.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- They live in a colonial-style house.
- I like colonial furniture.
اسم
C1
role
4
a person from a colony
a person who lived in a colony.
استعمال کا انداز:
a colonial; the colonials
عام غلطی:
In modern writing, colonist is often more common than colonial for this meaning.
ہم معنی الفاظ
colonist (More common and more neutral in modern usage.)
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settler (More general; does not necessarily imply colonial rule.)
لفظی تراکیب
American colonials
|British colonials
|the colonials
|colonial settlers
|wealthy colonials
|colonials and natives
موضوعات
history
|people
|politics
مثالیں
- The film follows a group of colonials as tensions rise before the war.
- Some colonials supported independence, while others remained loyal to the crown.
- The diary gives a vivid picture of daily life for colonials on the frontier.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The colonials wanted more rights.
- A colonial lived in a colony.
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GB/kəlˈoʊniəl/
US/kəlˈoʊniəl/
ہجا بندی اور زور
co - lo - ni - al (4 ہجے)
Stress on 2nd syllable (lo)
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Adjective
- Base: colonial
Noun
- Base: colonial
- Plural: colonials
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
colonials
noun
Core family
Related words
colonizer
noun
colonialist
noun
Negative and opposite forms
anticolonial
adjective
decolonize
verb
decolonization
noun
Advanced or less common
postcolonial
adjective
neocolonial
adjective
عبارات
colonial era
1/kəlˈoʊniəl ˈɛɹə/
fixed phrase
the time of colonial control
the time when a place was a colony.
مثالیں
- Many borders were drawn during the colonial era.
- The exhibit focuses on trade routes from the colonial era.
- Some of the city’s oldest streets date back to the colonial era.
colonial power
1/kəlˈoʊniəl pˈaʊɚ/
fixed phrase
a country that has colonies
a strong country that controls colonies.
مثالیں
- Several colonial powers competed for influence in the region.
- The treaty reduced the colonial power’s control over local resources.
- The island was ruled by a colonial power for generations.
colonial revival
1/kəlˈoʊniəl ɹɪvˈaɪvəl/
fixed phrase
a colonial-inspired design movement
a style that copies colonial-era design.
مثالیں
- Their home is a classic Colonial Revival with a columned porch.
- The neighborhood has many Colonial Revival houses built in the early 1900s.
- The architect specialized in Colonial Revival design.
colonial rule
1/kəlˈoʊniəl ɹˈul/
fixed phrase
government by a foreign power
when another country controls and governs a place.
مثالیں
- The region remained under colonial rule for nearly a century.
- The novel describes resistance movements that formed during colonial rule.
- After the end of colonial rule, the country faced major economic challenges.
colonial-style
1/kəlˈoʊniəl stˈaɪl/
fixed phrase
in a colonial design style
made in an old colonial design style.
مثالیں
- They renovated the kitchen but kept the colonial-style cabinets.
- The hotel has colonial-style rooms with wooden shutters.
- She prefers colonial-style furniture to minimalist designs.