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Colonial vs Dominion - What's the difference?

colonial | dominion |

As nouns the difference between colonial and dominion

is that colonial is a person from a country that is or was controlled by another while dominion is power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.

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.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=52, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , 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.
  • dominion

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
  • * Bible, Daniel iv. 34
  • I praised and honoured him that liveth forever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion.
  • * Jowett
  • To choose between dominion or slavery.
  • predominance; ascendancy
  • * Dryden
  • Objects placed foremost ought have dominion over things confused and transient.
  • (sometimes, figurative) A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.
  • the dominions of a king
    the dominion of the passions
  • (historical) One of the colonies of the British Empire given self-government through the Statute of Westminster, such as Canada or Newfoundland.
  • (Biblical tradition) An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above angels and below thrones.
  • * Bible, Colossians 1:16
  • By him were all things created whether they be thrones, or dominions , or principalities, or powers.