colonial
Example Sentences
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Belgium is the former colonial power in Congo, which became independent in 1960 and is now called the Democratic Republic of Congo.
From Barron's
While I confess to having more than three bedrooms in my colonial, I’ll continue to drive my 2014 Jeep until the engine fails or the car rusts.
In an abandoned warehouse in Johannesburg, Prof Grace sets out her high-stakes plan - to break into museums and private collections and take back artefacts mostly plundered during colonial times.
From BBC
The merger of a Baloch state into newly formed Pakistan at the end of British colonial rule sparked a revolt that has lasted nearly eight decades.
A lot of my wealth is locked up in real estate, a simple three-bedroom colonial that shakes if you slam the front door.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
