Colonial (Noun)
Meaning
A resident of a colony.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The colonial paid his taxes to the imperial government.
- A colonial is anyone born in a country ruled by a foreign power.
- After a while, the colonial got tired of living under British rule.
- It is rare to meet a colonial who did not know hardship and sacrifice.
- Colonials typically wore homespun clothes because manufactured cloth was scarce.