Sentence examples for colonial origin from inspiring English sources

Guyana's populace is mainly of colonial origin, although Indians are scattered throughout the forested interior.

Other towns, founded more recently and of colonial origin, typically developed as collection points for the peanut trade and later evolved into urban centres.

Kaduna's colonial origin and function as an administrative town ensured that it was well planned and had good and well distributed urban facilities and services in the early years of its existence.

Robert E. Funk, chief archaeologist for the New York State Museum from 1971 to 1993, said the chambers have "never been seriously investigated because nobody has ever produced any evidence of anything but colonial origin".

Acemoglu et al. (2001) argue that colonial origin is correlated with indicators of the quality of current institutions, e.g. institutions protecting property rights from the abuse of governments.

The term Rhodesia derived from the surname of Cecil Rhodes, the primary instigator of British colonisation of the territory during the late 19th century was perceived as inappropriate because of its colonial origin and connotations.

Acemoglu, D., Johnson, S. & Robinson, J. A. The colonial origins of comparative development: An empirical investigation.

Atbara's colonial origins are still etched into its modern-day layout.

Echoes of the these colonial origins are reflected in modern museum staffing, too.

"The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation: Reply". American Economic Review 102 (6): 3077-3102.

Frost surveys the country's colonial origins, the world's entombed explorers, and the nation's long-dead founders.