as in settlers
a person who settles in a new region
European colonials who built coffee plantations in East Africa
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Recent Examples of colonials
About 1870, pajamas surfaced in the Western world as sleeping attire for men, after returning British colonials brought back with them the pajamas worn in India.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
Contemporary colonials have been popular for some time and continue attract buyers.
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James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
The rest of the colonials quit the field, gathering at a tree line close by.
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Melanie Stetson Freeman,
Christian Science Monitor,
17 Apr. 2025
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
Contemporary colonials have been popular for some time and continue attract buyers.
—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
The rest of the colonials quit the field, gathering at a tree line close by.
—
Melanie Stetson Freeman,
Christian Science Monitor,
17 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colonials
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Some became stockmen, learning to ride settlers’ horses and using their deep knowledge of the land to muster cattle on horseback across vast landscapes.
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The history in Kaskaskia is as rich as the soil that attracted settlers in the first place and made it, for a time, Illinois’ most important place.
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But it was then followed up by a Spanish hymn, sung by musicians, dressed in 18th-century Spanish Colonial attire, including the garb of soldado, vaquero, pioneers, military, and indigenous peoples.
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As of January 2026, that federal evaluation included 17 UTM service providers and operators, a sign the framework is moving from two pioneers to an industry-wide layer.
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These were moments of extraordinary dissent against the British government by American colonists.
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The American colonists were friends with affliction and shared their suffering socially, in writing and conversation.
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“Colonials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonials. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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