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colonial

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adj.殖民的,殖民地的 n.殖民地居民

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cult=to till(耕种)

colonial


/kə'ləʊnɪəl; kə`lonɪəl/
adj [esp attrib 尤作定语]
1 of, relating to or possessing a colony(1a) or colonies 殖民地的; 占有殖民地的
*France was once a colonial power. 法国一度是占有殖民地的强国.
* Kenya was under (British) colonial rule for many years. 肯尼亚曾多年受(英国)殖民统治.
2 (esp US) in a style of architecture typical of a colony, esp that used in the British colonies in N America in the 17th and 18th centuries 典型的殖民地建筑风格的(尤指于17和18世纪在北美的英国殖民地所采用的)
*colonial residences in New England 在新英格兰的有殖民地建筑风格的住宅
* a colonial-style ranch 殖民地建筑式的大牧场.

n person living in a colony who is not a member of the native population 住在殖民地而非土著的人.
1. During the struggle for independence in the 1950s, Kenyan women often secretly provided troops with weapons and spied on the positions of colonial forces.
    在20世纪50年代争取独立的斗争中,肯尼亚妇女就经常秘密地为部队提供武器、监视殖民军的阵地。

2. Colonial architecture was a modification of English Georgian.
    殖民地时期流行的建筑和英国乔治王朝式建筑大同小异。

3. France was once a colonial power.
    法国一度是占有殖民地的强国.

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