kolonie
See also: Kolonie and kolonię
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch kolonie.
Noun
kolonie (plural kolonies)
- colony
Czech
Noun
kolonie f
- colony
Related terms
- koloniální
- kolonialismus
Further reading
- kolonie in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- kolonie in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin colōnia (“colony”), from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from colō (“till, cultivate, worship”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koːˈloː.ni/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: ko‧lo‧nie
Noun
kolonie f (plural kolonies or koloniën, diminutive kolonietje n)
- colony, dependent human settlement, state or territory
- colony, a camp etc. where people are living together for certain purposes, usually specified, such as strafkolonie, vakantiekolonie (a charitable summer camp)
- colony, collective noun for various insects which nest and live together, such as ants
- colony, collective noun for various birds which nest close together, such as seagulls, penguins; siege of herons
- 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
- arbeiderskolonie
- strafkolonie
- vakantiekolonie
- veenkolonie
Related terms
- koloniaal
- kolonialisme
- kolonist
Anagrams
- klooien
Polish
Noun
kolonie
- nominative plural of kolonia
- accusative plural of kolonia
- vocative plural of kolonia