colonie

See also: Colonie

French

Etymology

Borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin colōnia (“colony”), from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from colō (“till, cultivate, worship”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.lɔ.ni/

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Noun

colonie f (plural colonies)

1. colony

Derived terms

Derived terms

• colonial
• colonialisme
• colonialiste

• colonie de vacances
• colonisation
• coloniser

Further reading

• “colonie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Noun

colonie f

1. plural of colonia

Anagrams

• oloceni

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Middle French

Noun

colonie f (plural colonies)

1. colony

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Romanian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French colonie, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin colōnia.

Noun

colonie f (plural colonii)

1. colony