Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English colonial. Equivalent to kolonie +‎ -aal.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌkoː.loː.niˈaːl/
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  • Hyphenation: ko‧lo‧ni‧aal
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

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koloniaal (not comparable)

  1. colonial

Inflection

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Declension of koloniaal
uninflected koloniaal
inflected koloniale
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial koloniaal
indefinite m./f. sing. koloniale
n. sing. koloniaal
plural koloniale
definite koloniale
partitive koloniaals

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: kolonial

Noun

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koloniaal m (plural kolonialen)

  1. (historical) A colonial soldier, a colonial trooper.
  2. (historical, uncommon) A colonial settler, a colonist.
    Synonym: kolonist