word-vault/dist/data/cards/co/colonial.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "colonial",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "connected with or belonging to a country that controls another country",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a colonial power"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tunisia achieved independence from French colonial rule in 1956."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Western colonial attitudes"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "typical of or connected with the US at the time when it was still a British colony",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "life in colonial times"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the Colonial government of Vermont"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Buildings"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəˈləʊniəl/",
                "audio": "co/colonial/colonial__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəˈləʊniəl/",
                "audio": "co/colonial/colonial__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}