collie

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collie^¹

/ˈkɒli/ UK
/ˈkɑli/ US

Sounds like colly · Rhymes with -ɒli

Where it comes from

Perhaps originally from coal, with reference to its colour; compare colly and collier. More at Wikipedia at collie § Name.

noun collies · colley · colly

Any of various breeds of dog originating in Scotland and England as sheepdogs

Collie^²

proper noun Collies

countable, uncountable A surname.
countable, uncountable A locality in the Gilgandra council area and the Warren council area, northern New South Wales, Australia.
countable, uncountable A town in the Shire of Collie in the South West region, Western Australia, named after the river.
countable, uncountable A local government area in this area of Western Australia; in full, the Shire of Collie.
countable, uncountable A river in the South West region, Western Australia, named after Alexander Collie.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: sheepdog, colly, colley, rough collie, bearded collie, cowie, scottish terrier, scottie, sheltie, collister, scotch terrier, scottish deerhound, icelandic sheepdog, cairn terrier, flat-coated retriever, cocklaird

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noun group of dog breeds

한국어	콜리 kolli
日本語	コリー korī
Français	colley
Deutsch	Collie
Ελληνικά	κόλεϊ kóleï
Русский	ко́лли kólli, шотла́ндская овча́рка šotlándskaja ovčárka

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@misc{collie_2026,
  title = {collie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/collie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}