| Noun | 1. | colonial - a resident of a colonycolony, settlement - a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government | |
| Adj. | 1. | colonial - of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony | |
| 2. | colonial - of animals who live in colonies, such as ants | |
| 3. | colonial - composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony; "coral is a colonial organism"complex - complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts; "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs" | |