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- colonelcy/ˈkɜːn(ə)lsi/The position, office, or rank of a colonel.nounRare
- colonia/kəˈləʊ.ni.ə/A large residential housing development, often on the outskirts of a city, especially in Latin American countries.nounC2
- colonial/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/relating to or characteristic of a colony or colonies, typically involving the control and settlement of one country by another.adjectivenounC1
- colonial animal/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl ˈæn.ɪ.məl/A biological organism composed of many physically connected individual units (zooids) that function as a single integrated wholenounC2
- colonial experience/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl ɪkˈspɪə.ri.əns/The collective encounters, perceptions, and lived realities of individuals or groups under colonial rule, encompassing both the perspectives of the colonizers and the colonized.nounMedium-Low
- colonial goose/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl ɡuːs/A traditional Australian and New Zealand dish consisting of a boned leg of mutton or lamb, stuffed and roasted, historically prepared as a substitute for goose.nounLow
- colonial heights/kəˌləʊ.ni.əl ˈhaɪts/A proper noun referring to a specific place name, most notably a city in the U.S. state of Virginia.nounLow
- colonial siding/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl ˈsaɪ.dɪŋ/A style of wooden cladding, typically featuring wide, vertically oriented boards with a characteristic profile (often a bevel or channel), used historically and decoratively on building exteriors.nounLow
- colonial spanish/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl ˈspæn.ɪʃ/The variety of the Spanish language used during the period of Spanish colonial rule, particularly in the Americas from the 16th to early 19th centuries.nounLow to medium
- colonialism/kəˈləʊ.ni.ə.lɪ.zəm/A policy or practice by which a powerful country directly or indirectly controls and exploits another country or territory, settling its own people there and extracting resources, often imposing its culture and governance.nounC1/C2
- coloniality/kəˌləʊ.niˈæl.ɪ.ti/the underlying logic, mindset, and power structures left behind after the end of formal colonial rule; the enduring social, political, economic, and cultural patterns that perpetuate colonial domination.nounLow (Specialized Academic)
- colonialization/kəˌləʊ.ni.ə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/The process by which a country establishes political, economic, and cultural control over another territory and its people.nounC1/C2
- colonialize/kəˈləʊ.ni.ə.laɪz/To establish a colony or colonies in a territory; to bring under colonial control or influence.verb-transitiveLow
- colonic/kəˈlɒn.ɪk/Relating to the colon (the large intestine).adjectivenounC1
- colonies/ˈkɒl.ə.niz/Groups of people from one country who settle in another territory, remaining subject to the parent nation, or the territories themselves.plural-nounMedium to High (B2)
- colonist/ˈkɒlənɪst/A person who settles in and establishes political control over a new, foreign territory as part of a colonizing effort.nounB2
- colonitis/ˌkəʊ.ləˈnaɪ.tɪs/A medical condition, specifically inflammation of the colon.nounVery low (Technical/Medical)
- colonize/ˈkɒlənaɪz/to establish political control over a territory and its people, often by sending settlers to live there.verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
- colonizer/ˈkɒlənaɪzə/A person, group, or country that establishes a colony or colonies in a foreign territory, often involving settlement and political control.nounMedium-Low (common in historical, political, and critical discourse, less common in everyday conversation)
- colonna/ˈkɒl.əm/A noun referring to a long, vertical, cylindrical architectural support or pillar; an upright shaft used to support a structure or as a monument.nounB2
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