colony
To colonizeTo colonize.
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» The English established colonies in America.
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1 senses(obsolete, rare)To colonize.
Examples
134 sentencesThe English established colonies in America.
The colony declared independence and became a republic.
ruКолония провозгласила независимость и стала республикой. — Wezel
England established many colonies.
ruАнглия основала множество колоний. — odexed
Brazil was a Portuguese colony.
Бразилія була португальскою колонією. — deniko
ruБразилия была португальской колонией. — Selena777
deBrasilien war eine portugiesische Kolonie. — Esperantostern
Kenya used to be a British colony.
ruКения раньше была британской колонией. — odexed
deKenia war einmal eine britische Kolonie. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Middle English colane, colonye, from Latin colōnia (“colony”), from colōnus (“farmer;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.
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Forms
colonies, colonying, colonied, coloniedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.