colonial

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a resident of a colony
  2. adjective of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
  3. adjective of animals who live in colonies, such as ants

Etymology

From colony + -al.

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