He dates the custom from the colonial days.
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Colonial
/kɵˈlon(ɪ)jəl/
Synonyms for "colonial" (40 found)
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Adjective(5 words)
american war for independencecivil service in coloniescolonial era revoltcolonial government actcolonial-era
Noun(3 words)
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Noun(6 words)
colonialistcolonialist governancedutch koloniaalfrench colonialfrench colonial administrationfrontier settler
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Adjective(5 words)
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Noun(7 words)
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9 entriesbiological termdescriptorgeopolitical termhistorical descriptorinhabitantlife formoccupantoccupierresident
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11 entriesalgal colonybacteria colonycolonial administrationcolonial economycolonial eracolonial governmentcolonial policycolonial timescoral colonyearly settlerfrontier colonist
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10 entriescolonial administrationcolonial architecturecolonial eracolonial governmentcolonial historycolonial policycolonial powercolonial powerscolonial settlementcolonial studies
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14 total sentences available.
He wrote the article "Artificial Intelligence in Martian Colonial Life Support Systems."
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East Indian sexuality has been influenced by recent colonial history. By no means are the levels of libido homogeneous throughout India, of course.
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There are controversial works referring to the colonial period.
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