kəˈləunjəl adj. & n. --adj. 1
of, relating
to, or
characteristic of a
colony or colonies,
esp. of a
British Crown Colony. 2 (esp. of
architecture or furniture)
built or designed
in, or in a
style characteristic of,
the period of the British colonies in America
before independence. --n. 1 a
native or inhabitant of a colony. 2 a
house built in colonial style. øcolonial
goose Austral. & NZ a boned
and stuffed
roast leg of
mutton. øøcolonially adv.