| a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to a colony; |
| Noun | 1. | colonial - a resident of a colony |
| 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" Synonyms: compound |