colonist
/ˈkɒlənɪst/noun
उच्चारण कॉलनिस्ट
उपनिवेशी, उपनिवेश में बसने वाला
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a person who settles in an area that has become a colony
उपनिवेशी, उपनिवेश में बसने वाला
- The first British colonists arrived in North America in the early 1600s.
- European colonists took over large areas of land.
- Many colonists struggled with hunger in the first winter.
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- The colonists built small farms near the river.
- Colonists often brought their own customs to the new land.
Synonyms settler coloniser pioneer immigrant
Opposite native indigenous person
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a colonist from X in Y
Use from for the country the settler left and in or of for the place where the settler lives.
बसने वाला जिस देश से आया हो उसके लिए 'from' और जहाँ बसा हो उसके लिए 'in' या 'of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The colonists from Britain built forts along the coast.
- A colonist in Africa wrote long letters home.
colonist (countable noun)
Colonist is countable, so it needs a, the or a plural form before the verb.
'Colonist' countable है, इसलिए इसके साथ a, the या plural रूप आना चाहिए।
- A colonist had to clear the forest and plant crops.
- Many colonists died of disease in the first winter.
early / first colonists
Use early, first or the original before colonists to speak of the people who started a settlement.
बस्ती शुरू करने वाले लोगों के लिए colonists से पहले early, first या original का प्रयोग होता है।
- The first colonists reached the island in 1607.
colonist vs colonial vs colonialist
A colonist settles in a colony, colonial is the adjective, and a colonialist supports ruling other lands.
'Colonist' उपनिवेश में बसता है, 'colonial' विशेषण है, और 'colonialist' दूसरे देशों पर शासन का समर्थक होता है।
- A colonist may farm the land; a colonialist wants to control it.
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adjective + colonist
earlyEuropeanBritishAmericanoriginalwealthy
- The early colonists faced hunger and cold.
verb + colonist
attractsettlesupportarmsend out
- The company sent out colonists to the new land.
colonist + verb
settlecleararriverebeltrade
- The colonists rebelled against heavy taxes.
colonists + preposition
against the crownfrom Europein the New Worldon the coast
- Many colonists in the New World wanted independence.
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- The colonists built houses of wood and mud near the river.
बसने वालों ने नदी के पास लकड़ी और मिट्टी के घर बनाए।
- Many history questions are based on the quarrels between colonists and local rulers.
इतिहास के बहुत से प्रश्न बसने वालों और स्थानीय शासकों के झगड़ों पर आधारित होते हैं।
- The colonists introduced new crops such as tobacco to the region.
उपनिवेशियों ने इस क्षेत्र में तंबाकू जैसी नई फसलें शुरू कीं।
- Local people often lost their land when colonists arrived.
जब उपनिवेशी आए, तो स्थानीय लोगों की ज़मीन अक्सर छिन गई।
- Radhika wrote her project on the lives of the early colonists.
राधिका ने अपना प्रोजेक्ट शुरुआती उपनिवेशियों के जीवन पर लिखा।
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✗ The colonist rule in India lasted for nearly two hundred years.
✓ The colonial rule in India lasted for nearly two hundred years.
Colonist is a noun for a person; the adjective for the system is colonial.
'Colonist' व्यक्ति के लिए noun है; शासन-व्यवस्था के लिए विशेषण 'colonial' आता है।
✗ The colonists were come from Britain.
✓ The colonists came from Britain.
Come is an intransitive verb of motion and is not used in the passive.
'Come' अकर्मक गति-क्रिया है और इसका passive नहीं बनता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Colonist, settler and immigrant all describe people who move to a new land, but their position differs.
Colonist, settler और immigrant तीनों नई भूमि पर जाने वालों को बताते हैं, पर उनकी स्थिति अलग है।
A person who goes to live in a colony ruled by his or her own country.
वह व्यक्ति जो अपने ही देश के शासन वाले उपनिवेश में रहने जाता है।
- The colonists claimed the land for their king.
A broader word for anyone who makes a home in a new, often empty, area.
नए, प्रायः खाली क्षेत्र में घर बसाने वाले किसी भी व्यक्ति के लिए व्यापक शब्द।
- The settlers cleared the forest.
A person who comes to live permanently in another country.
दूसरे देश में स्थायी रूप से रहने आने वाला व्यक्ति।
- She is an immigrant from Nepal.