colonists
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒlənɪsts/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑlənɪsts/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: col‧o‧nists
Noun
[edit]colonists
- plural of colonist
- 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25:
- While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.