colonial
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"Many of Sydney's early colonial buildings are held together with oyster shell."
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
From Koli fisherfolk to colonial planners, and from Bollywood stars to textile barons, many have shaped the western Indian city's landscape and identity.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Antique maps and other geological archives are at the heart of an increasingly ugly showdown between Belgium’s colonial museum and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Lumumba, an outspoken critic of Belgium's colonial rule, became his country's first prime minister after it gained independence in 1960.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
I think it's from colonial times, but I’m not sure.
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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