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How to pronounce colonial in American English
“colonial” pronunciation by American speakers
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“colonial” in real sentences — American speakers
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determined by colonial powers.
State Department
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essentially colonial constabulary forces.
The Obama White House
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colonial expert to write on the colonial period then the expert on the early national period
National Archives
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