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Colonial or The Colonial may refer to:
  • Colonial, of, relating to, or characteristic of a colony
    Colony
    In politics and history, a colony is a territory under the immediate political control of a state. For colonies in antiquity, city-states would often found their own colonies. Some colonies were historically countries, while others were territories without definite statehood from their inception....

  • Colonial history of the United States, the period of American history from the 17th century to 1776, under the rule of Great Britain, France and Spain
  • Spanish colonization of the Americas
    Spanish colonization of the Americas
    Colonial expansion under the Spanish Empire was initiated by the Spanish conquistadores and developed by the Monarchy of Spain through its administrators and missionaries. The motivations for colonial expansion were trade and the spread of the Christian faith through indigenous conversions...

    , the period of history of Spanish rule over most of the Americas, from the 15th century through the late 19th century
  • Colonialism
    Colonialism
    Colonialism is the establishment, maintenance, acquisition and expansion of colonies in one territory by people from another territory. It is a process whereby the metropole claims sovereignty over the colony and the social structure, government, and economics of the colony are changed by...

    , the extension of political control to new areas
  • Colonial troops
    Colonial troops
    Colonial troops or colonial army refers to various military units recruited from, or used as garrison troops in, colonial territories.- Colonial background :...

    , any of various military units recruited from, or used as garrison troops in, colonial territories

Architecture

  • American colonial architecture
  • Colonial Revival architecture
    Colonial Revival architecture
    The Colonial Revival was a nationalistic architectural style, garden design, and interior design movement in the United States which sought to revive elements of Georgian architecture, part of a broader Colonial Revival Movement in the arts. In the early 1890s Americans began to value their own...

  • French Colonial
    French Colonial
    French Colonial a style of architecture used by the French during colonization. Many French colonies, especially those in South-East Asia, have previously been reluctant to promote their colonial architecture as an asset for tourism, however in recent times, the new-generation of local authorities...

  • Spanish Colonial architecture
  • British Colonial architecture

Cars

  • Colonial (1920 automobile)
    Colonial (1920 automobile)
    The Colonial was an American automobile manufactured only in 1920.The car came with an own-make engine, a straight-eight; it also featured disc wheels, with an extra pair mounted at the side as spares. The body was a hardtop, calibrated so that the driver could turn it into either a sedan or a...

    , the first American automobile with four-wheel brakes
  • Colonial (Shaw automobile)
    Colonial (Shaw automobile)
    The Colonial was an American automobile which was manufactured from 1920 until 1921.Built in Chicago, Illinois, the car was nothing more than a Shaw with the emblem switched; it was, however, treated as an entirely separate marque...

    , a rebranded Shaw sold from 1921 until 1922
  • Colonial (1921 automobile)
    Colonial (1921 automobile)
    The Colonial was an American automobile manufactured in Boston from 1921 until 1922.Although the company pledged to produce "in excess of 100 cars" during its first year in business, no more than a dozen are believed to have left the factory. Each car had a 130-inch wheelbase and a six-cylinder...

    , a car from Boston which was sold from 1921 until 1922

Places

  • The Colonial (Indianapolis, Indiana)
    The Colonial (Indianapolis, Indiana)
    The Colonial in Indianapolis, Indiana is a complex of buildings. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983....

    , listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Indiana
  • The Colonial (Mansfield, Ohio), listed on the NRHP in Ohio
  • Colonial Country Club (Fort Worth), a golf course in Texas
    • Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
      Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
      The Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial is a regular golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It has been played annually in May in Fort Worth, Texas on the course at the Colonial Country Club. It is one of five invitational tournaments held on the PGA Tour...

      , a PGA golf tournament at the club sometimes referred to as "The Colonial"
  • Colonial Country Club (Memphis)
    Colonial Country Club (Memphis)
    For the club in Fort Myers, see Colonial Country Club Colonial Country Club is a private golf club in Cordova, Tennessee . For many years, it was host to an annual PGA Tour event.- History :...

    , a golf course in Tennessee
  • Inmobiliaria Colonial
    Inmobiliaria Colonial
    Inmobiliaria Colonial is a Spanish multinational corporation, which includes companies in the domains of real estate....

    , a Spanish corporation, which includes companies in the domains of real estate

Trains

  • Colonial (PRR train), a Pennsylvania Railroad ran between Washington, DC and New York City, and was last operated in 1973 by Amtrak.
  • Colonial (Amtrak 1976), an Amtrak train that began running between Newport News, Virginia and New York in 1976. After various changes, it was renamed the Old Dominion in 1992, and is now part of Amtrak's Northeast Regional.
  • Colonial (Amtrak 1997), an Amtrak train that began running from Richmond, Virginia to New York train in 1977 and eventually became part of the Northeast Regional.

See also

  • Colonial Hotel (disambiguation)
  • Colonial Theatre (disambiguation)
    Colonial Theatre (disambiguation)
    Colonial Theatre or Colonial Theater may refer to:in the United States*Colonial Theatre , listed on the NRHP in Maryland*Colonial Theatre , a theatre which opened in 1900...

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