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Colonial vs Coloniality - What's the difference?

colonial | coloniality |

As nouns the difference between colonial and coloniality

is that colonial is a person from a country that is or was controlled by another while coloniality is the quality of being colonial.

As an adjective colonial

is of or pertaining to a colony.

colonial

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to a colony.
  • Of or pertaining to a period when a country or territory was a colony.
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  • , title= The new masters and commanders , passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.}}
  • (US) Of or relating to the original Thirteen Colonies of the USA.
  • (US) Of or relating to the style of architecture prevalent at about the time of the Revolution.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person from a country that is or was controlled by another.
  • (US) A house that is built in a style reminiscent of the period of the colonization of New England.
  • coloniality

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality of being colonial.
  • Derived terms

    * postcoloniality * precoloniality * unicoloniality