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colonial

/kəˈloʊ.njəl/ noun C2
  1. A person from a country that is or was controlled by another.
  2. A house that is built in a style reminiscent of the period of the colonization of New England. (US)
  3. A coin or postage stamp issued by a colony.

Plural colonials

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The early colonial settlements functioned as an unprecedented linguistic crucible, bringing together extraordinarily disparate voices from across the British Isles.
The Evolution of the Australian Voice, p. 1 · C2
Within a remarkably short temporal span, a distinct and relatively uniform colonial accent had successfully crystallized among the native-born youth.
The Evolution of the Australian Voice, p. 1 · C2

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