colonia

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See also Colonia, and colònia

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology 1

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

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  • Stress: colònia, IPA: /koˈlɔnja/, SAMPA: /ko"lOnja/

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colonia f. (plural colonie)

  1. colony
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[edit] Etymology 2

[edit] Pronunciation

  • Stress: colònia, IPA: /koˈlɔnja/, SAMPA: /ko"lOnja/

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colonia f. (plural colonie)

  1. cologne, eau de Cologne
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[edit] Etymology 3

[edit] Pronunciation

Stress: colonìa, IPA: /koloˈni.a/, SAMPA: /kolo"ni.a/

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colonia f. (plural colonie)

  1. holding (farm)
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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From colōnus (farmer; colonist), from colō (till, cultivate, worship), from earlier *quelō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (to move; to turn (around)).

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colōnia (genitive colōniae); f, first declension

  1. A colony, settlement.
  2. A possession in land, land attached to a farm, estate.
  3. (metonymy) The people composing a colony, colonists.

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Number Singular Plural
nominative colōnia colōniae
genitive colōniae colōniārum
dative colōniae colōniīs
accusative colōniam colōniās
ablative colōniā colōniīs
vocative colōnia colōniae

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

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

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colonia f. (plural colonias)

  1. colony
  2. (Mexico) neighbourhood

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[edit] Usage notes

  • In Mexico it is usually shortened and capitalized as "Col." in addresses, where it has postal value and is obligatory (or fraccionamiento, or barrio), alongside of postal code (zip code).
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