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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a resident of a colony;


ADJECTIVE (3)

1. of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony;

2. of animals who live in colonies, such as ants;

3. composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony;
- Example: "coral is a colonial organism"
[syn: colonial, compound]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Colonial \Co*lo"ni*al\, a. [Cf. F. colonial.] Of or pertaining to a colony; as, colonial rights, traffic, wars. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

colonial adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony 2: of animals who live in colonies, such as ants 3: composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony; "coral is a colonial organism" [syn: colonial, compound] n 1: a resident of a colony