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colonial

colonial

Meaning of colonial

relating to a colony or colonies

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British English/kəˈləʊniəl/
American English/kəˈloʊniəl/
Russian transcription[kələnʲɪˈalʲnɨj]
colonial
colonial - колониальный
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colonial with Russian translation

colonial usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Они отреставрировали колониальное здание у реки.

They restored a colonial building near the river.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Гид рассказал о колониальной истории города.

The guide explained the colonial history of the town.

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colonialколониальный
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
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colonial translation: колониальный. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce colonial

/kəˈləʊniəl/

colonial translation

колониальный

colonial examples

They restored a colonial building near the river.

colonial transcription

/kəˈləʊniəl/, /kəˈloʊniəl/

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colonial meaning: what does it mean?

relating to a colony or colonies

colonial pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

colonial is pronounced as /kəˈləʊniəl/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

colonial definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

They restored a colonial building near the river. Translation: Они отреставрировали колониальное здание у реки.

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