colonial
adjective/kəˈloʊniəl/
Frequency rank: #3,347 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Relating to a country ruled or settled by another country.
Example sentence
During the 18th century, many regions were under colonial rule.
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