colony

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. An area under the political control of another country and typically occupied by settlers (colonists) from it, or by their descendants.
2. A group of people who settle such an area and maintain ties to their native country, and (later) their descendants.
3. A group of people, of one nationality, ethnic group, or language, residing in a different country, city, or area; the area such people occupy.
4. A group of people with similar interests, occupations, or characteristics, living in a particular area; the area such people occupy.
5. A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association.
6. A group of bacteria, fungi or other cells cultured together, especially from a single cell.
7. (India) An apartment complex or neighborhood.
8. A local group of Beaver Scouts.
9. A potential new chapter of a fraternity or sorority awaiting official recognition from their headquarters.

Verb

To colonize.

Sinonieme

settlement

community

dependency

family

👪

herd

dominion

pack

protectorate

swarm

rookery

flight

✈️

flock

troop

penitentiary

possession

mandate

school

🏫

shoal

bunch

building

battery

🔋

brood

cluster

cloud

☁️

clutter

coalition

colonists

comfort

commonwealth

company

brace

barren

assembly

clan

clamour

boar

🐗

circle

⭕

exploitation

exaltation

chowder

bike

🚲

fellowship

field

barrel

erst

flush

forerunners

gaggle

grist

drove

Vertalings

colonie

colonia

Kolonie

colonia

kolonie

colònia

αποικία

colonia

colônia

volksplanting

kolonî

nederzetting

mêtingeh

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈkɒl.ə.ni/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle English colane, colonye, from Latin colōnia (“colony”), from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from colō (“till, cultivate, worship”), from earlier *quelō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move; to turn (around)”). Doublet of Cologne, Colonia, and Köln.