colony

/ˈkɑləni/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
colonies

Meaning

  1. colonia

    • This island was once a colony.

      Esta isla fue una vez una colonia.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

cologne

In Spanish, "colonia" means both colony, a settlement controlled by another country, and cologne, a scented perfume — two unrelated English words for one Spanish word.

Similar in other languages

German

Niederlassungserlaubnis

Close — a settlement permit relates to a colony (settlement).

German

Ansiedlung

Close — a colony relates to a settlement.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa colony?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: This island was once a ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a colony?

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