German

Alternative forms

• Colonie (pre-1901)

Noun

Kolonie f ‎(genitive Kolonie, plural Kolonien)

1. colony

Declension

Afrikaans

Noun

kolonie ‎(plural kolonies)

1. colony

Czech

Noun

kolonie f

1. colony

Related terms

• koloniální
• kolonialismus

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

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

Noun

kolonie f ‎(plural kolonies or koloniën, diminutive kolonietje n)

1. colony, dependent human settlement, state or territory
2. colony, a camp etc. where people are living together for certain purposes, usually specified, such as strafkolonie, vakantiekolonie (a charitable summer camp)
3. colony, collective noun for various insects which nest and live together, such as ants
4. colony, collective noun for various birds which nest close together, such as seagulls, penguins; siege of herons
5. colony, collective noun for collective noun for various mammal species which nest and/or live close together, such as hedge for certain monkeys;

Related terms

• koloniaal

Anagrams

• klooien

Polish

Noun

kolonie

1. nominative plural of kolonia
2. accusative plural of kolonia
3. vocative plural of kolonia