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retro-colonial

retro-colonial adjective: pertaining to a modern "retro" interpretation of the US colonial era.

Adjective

retro-colonial (comparative more retro-colonial, superlative most retro-colonial)

  1. Pertaining to a modern "retro" interpretation of the US colonial era.
    • a retro-colonial restaurant

Forms of retro-colonial

comparativemore retro-colonial
superlativemost retro-colonial

Origin of retro-colonial

From retro- + colonial.

Questions about retro-colonial

What does retro-colonial mean?
Retro-colonial means pertaining to a modern "retro" interpretation of the US colonial era.
What part of speech is retro-colonial?
Retro-colonial is an adjective.

Words near retro-colonial in the dictionary

  1. retro rocket
  2. retro rockets
  3. retro running
  4. retro slop
  5. retro-
  6. retro-colonial
  7. retro-engine
  8. retro-engineer
  9. retro-engineered
  10. retro-engineering
  11. retro-engineers

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