colonist
Example Sentences
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Spain, the dominant power in the region, didn’t look on the project kindly and attacked the Scottish colonists.
Thanksgiving is thought to be modeled on a 1621 harvest meal between the Wampanoag people and English colonists known as Pilgrims.
From Barron's
Whatever their designation, photographs from the time show smiling colonists in white overalls with “Llano” sewn across their chests.
From Los Angeles Times
This was where English colonists first settled in the Caribbean.
From BBC
A New York Times investigation revealed that over six decades, Haiti sent $560 million in today’s dollars to descendants of former colonists and the banks that offered the first loan.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
