Colonial

8 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Relating to or characteristic of a colony or colonies. In a style characteristic of the colonial period of American history.

“The museum features an impressive collection of colonial furniture.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/

Syllables

co·lo·ni·al

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Synonyms

settlement imperialterritorial

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Contains 'colon' with '-ial' ending; multiple vowels

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points; good word with common letter patterns

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “colonial”.

acoin acool alloo aloin anoil anoli calin calli callo canli colan colin colla colon conal conia conli lilac linac llano local niall nicol olona

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