colonial and colonist
colonial and colonist

Both of them can be someone who lives in a colony but who is a citizen of the country that rules the colony.
What are the differents between them?

What can I call the people who live in a colony and they are controlled by the colonists?Thanks for your help.
For example: India was formerly a Britain colony. In that period , could I call a British lived in India colonist? Could I call an Indian colonist?

Question

colonial and colonist
colonial and colonist

Both of them can be someone who lives in a colony but who is a citizen of the country that rules the colony.
What are the differents between them?

What can I call the people who live in a colony and they are controlled by the colonists?Thanks for your help.
For example: India was formerly a Britain colony. In that period , could I call a British lived in India colonist? Could I call an Indian colonist?

Answer

The word “colonial” can be either an adjective or a noun.  As a noun it means an inhabitant of a colony.

“Colonist” has two meanings.  
1.  The original settler or founder of a colony.  
2.  An inhabitant of a colony.

So, “colonial” and “colonist” can both refer to the inhabitant of a colony.

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As for who governs a colony will depend on the type of colony. For example, colonies within the Commonwealth were usually governed by a governor.

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Your statement is incorrect.

If it helps, a colonist lived in a colony in the colonial period.

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