kolonie

Meaning

1. (feminine) colony, dependent human settlement, state or territory
2. (feminine) colony, a camp etc. where people are living together for certain purposes, usually specified, such as strafkolonie, vakantiekolonie (a charitable summer camp)
3. (feminine) colony, collective noun for various insects which nest and live together, such as ants
4. (feminine) colony, collective noun for various birds which nest close together, such as seagulls, penguins; siege of herons
5. (feminine) colony, collective noun for collective noun for various mammal species which nest and/or live close together, such as hedge for certain monkeys

Concepts

colony

settlement

dependency

Synonyms

volksplanting

nederzetting

schutgebied

Translations

Kolonie

colonie

colonia

colonia

colônia

mêtingeh

kolonî

Ansiedlung

colonia

Ansiedelei

koloni

Siedlung

colònia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/koːˈloː.ni/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: colōnia

In summary

Borrowed from Latin colōnia (“colony”), from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from colō (“till, cultivate, worship”). Doublet of Keulen.