how to pronounce colonial

/kɔ.lɔ.njal/

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colonial is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of colonial in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… plus liées au passé colonial que ces …”

meanings of colonial

noun:

A colonial, a resident of a colony.
A soldier dispatched to a colony.

adjective:

Colonial.

colonial frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word colonial occurs in french on average 4.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.