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kolonie.

colony, dependent human settlement, state or territory

7 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/koːˈloː.ni/
  1. colony, dependent human settlement, state or territory

    feminine
  2. colony, a camp etc. where people are living together for certain purposes, usually specified, such as strafkolonie, vakantiekolonie (a charitable summer camp)

    feminine
  3. colony, collective noun for various insects which nest and live together, such as ants

    feminine
  4. colony, collective noun for various birds which nest close together, such as seagulls, penguins; siege of herons

    feminine
  5. colony, collective noun for collective noun for various mammal species which nest and/or live close together, such as hedge for certain monkeys

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin colōnia (“colony”), from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from colō (“till, cultivate, worship”). Doublet of Keulen.

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