retro-colonial

adjective

Pertaining to a modern "retro" interpretation of the US colonial era.

“a retro-colonial restaurant”

OriginEnglish colonial ← Latin retrō ← Proto-Italic *wre- →
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Meanings

adjectiveretro-colonial (comparative more retro-colonial, superlative most retro-colonial)

comparative more retro-colonial · superlative most retro-colonial

  1. Pertaining to a modern "retro" interpretation of the US colonial era.

    a retro-colonial restaurant

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Latinretrō
  4. Englishretro-
  5. Englishcolonial
  6. Englishretro-colonial

From retro- + colonial.

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APA

retro-colonial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retro-colonial

MLA

“retro-colonial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retro-colonial. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retro-colonial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retro-colonial.

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