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Example sentences for: colonial

How can you use “colonial” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

With the U.S. preoccupied by Kosovo as the negotiations began in April, Indonesia requested that Portugal, its former colonial ruler, sit across the bargaining table.
As Greek colonial power grew weak from Athens-Sparta rivalry back home and pressure from Phoenicians in Sicily, the vacuum was filled by an uppity confederation of Latin and Sabine tribes living on seven hills known collectively as Rome.
Also: The queen's recent visit to India put the spotlight back on the issue of colonial guilt.
Macau’s historic center, with its colonial architecture, has a distinctly Mediterranean flavor.
[As many VERBATIM readers have had the pleasure of discovering, Colonial American English , by Richard M. Lederer, Jr. (VERBATIM, 1985), contains a fascinating collection of words and phrases characteristic of the English used in the Colonies (and later) during the period from 1608 till 1783.