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colonia.

colony

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/koˈlonja/[koˈlo.nja]
  1. colony

    feminine
  2. neighbourhood

    Mexico · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Latin colōnia (“colony”), from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from colō (“till, cultivate, worship”).

noun/koˈlonja/[koˈlo.nja]
  1. eau de Cologne

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From agua de Colonia, from French eau de Cologne, ultimately from Latin Colōnia Claudia Āra Agrippīnēnsium, Cologne, the current city in Germany, and cognate of English colony.

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