colonia
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colonia¹
noun colonias
- a slum or shantytown near the US-Mexican border, generally without modern infrastructure
Colonia²
Where it comes from
Compare with Spanish colonia. Doublet of Cologne, colony, and Köln.
proper noun
- An urban area of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
- A neighbourhood, The Colonia or La Colonia, in Oxnard, Ventura County, California, United States.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.
- A department of Uruguay.
- Ellipsis of Colonia del Sacramento: a city, the capital of Colonia department, in south-western Uruguay.
Talk about this word "colonia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/colonia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. colonia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/colonia "colonia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/colonia.Cite this
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