| English adjective: colonial | |||
| 1. | colonial of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony | ||
| 2. | colonial of animals who live in colonies, such as ants | ||
| 3. | colonial composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony | ||
| Samples | Coral is a colonial organism. | ||
| Synonyms | compound | ||
| Similar | complex | ||
| Domain category | zoological science, zoology | ||
| Antonyms | simple | ||
| English noun: colonial | |||
| 1. | colonial (person) a resident of a colony | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | occupant, occupier, resident | ||
| Member meronym | colony, settlement | ||