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kolonie

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See also: Kolonie and kolonię

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch kolonie, from Latin colōnia (colony).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʊə̯ˈlʊə̯.ni/
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Noun

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kolonie (plural kolonies)

  1. colony

Czech

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kolonie f

  1. colony

Declension

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Further reading

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  • kolonie”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • kolonie”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /koːˈloː.ni/
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  • Hyphenation: ko‧lo‧nie

Noun

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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

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: kolonie
  • Indonesian: koloni

Anagrams

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Polish

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Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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kolonie f

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of kolonia

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔˈlɔ.ɲɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɲɛ
  • Syllabification: ko‧lo‧nie

Noun

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kolonie m inan

  1. locative/vocative singular of kolon