colonial period

collocation in English

meaningsofcolonialandperiod

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colonial
adjective
uk
/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/us
/kəˈloʊ.ni.əl/
relating to a colony ...
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period
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɪə.ri.əd/us
/ˈpɪr.i.əd/
a length ...
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(Definition ofcolonialandperiodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcolonial period

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Expansion from thecolonialperiodcontinues.
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During thecolonialperiodthis title was spelled omanhene.
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The first part provides a backdrop to thecolonialperiod.
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The nature of that bond changed in thecolonialperiod.
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Most of the contributions focus on thecolonialperiod.
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Many of their practices continued well into thecolonialperiod.
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Virtually no economic development was undertaken throughout thecolonialperiod.
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Therefore, the ' moments of conversion ', and motivations behind conversion, during the earlycolonialperiodremain obscure.
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This struggle over access to labor would continue throughout thecolonialperiod.
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In thecolonialperiod, full cost recovery from the users was the rule.
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They are both based on a wealth of archival research, primarily for thecolonialperiod.
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He notes that for much of thecolonialperiod, precolonial societies were projected as undemocratic.
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This was part of the heritage that this region carried over into thecolonialperiod.
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Sources on pandits in the earlycolonialperiod(and even later) are often difficult to find.
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The narrative is historical, of course, and it accords due weight to thecolonialperiod.
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Among the better contributions are two articles set in thecolonialperiod.
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These communities were already in the latecolonialperiodhispanised to a large extent.
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The bias was imposed on us for historical reasons related to thecolonialperiod.
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In the earlycolonialperiod, with land readily available, residents simply claimed plots and built huts.
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In summary, the profession in thecolonialperiodwas closely involved with the state.
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