colonial adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony 2: of animals who live in colonies, such as ants 3: composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony; "coral is a colonial organism" [syn: {colonial}, {compound}] n 1: a resident of a colony
Colonial \Co*lo"ni*al\, a. [Cf. F. colonial.] Of or pertaining to a colony; as, colonial rights, traffic, wars. [1913 Webster]