English–French

“colonial” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/kolonjal/

Example

Ce pays garde des traces coloniales dans son architecture.

This country retains traces of its colonial past in its architecture.

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How to say “colonial” in French

“Colonial” in French is colonial.

A territory shaped by the institutions and control of a distant ruling power.

Full entry for colonial: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with colonial

Des monuments coloniaux témoignent de cette période.

Colonial monuments bear witness to this period.

Tips for using colonial

  • The singular form is colonial for both masculine and feminine nouns, but the masculine plural is coloniaux and the feminine plural is coloniales.

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