British colonial
Raj-era expatriate type
British colonial describes things relating to the historical period when Britain controlled territories around the world, or the style and attitudes associated with that era.
It applies to architecture, furniture, and governance: British colonial rule in India lasted nearly two centuries.
The term often carries critical connotations, evoking exploitation and imposed hierarchy.
As a noun, a British colonial is a person from Britain living in a colony, typically as part of the ruling class.
- AnglicizationAdapting to English conventions
- Treaty of WaitangiBritain-Māori colonial compact
- Bandung Conference1955 Afro-Asian diplomatic gathering
- teaSteeped leaf beverage
- spicePlant-derived food flavoring
mercantilism · viceroy · pith · Commonwealth of Nations · khaki · East India Company · missionary schools · civilizing mission · bungalow · hill station · Mau Mau Uprising · cricket · Scramble for Africa · plantation economy · Pan-Africanism · helmet · uniform · triangular trade
- American HistoryAmerican Revolution, Revolutionary War, founding fathers, Declaration of Independence, George Washington
- Southern AfricaZulu, Kruger National Park, Angola, Shona, Zambia
- St. George'sSt. Peter's Church, historic town, old capital, World Heritage Site
British colonialindependent
Free from external control
sovereign · self-governing · autonomous · free · decolonized
British colonialindigenous
Originating in a region
native · aboriginal · autochthonous · First Nations · pre-colonial
British, Britain, Briton, Britons, Britishness, colonial, colony, colonies, colonist