Kolonie
German, noun/koloˈniː/
Kolonie is spelled K-O-L-O-N-I-E (7 letters) and appears 5.6 times per million words in written German, the 11,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kolonie is a German feminine noun meaning “colony (settlement away from the mainland/motherland)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “auswärtiges Gebiet eines Staates ohne eigene politische und wirtschaftliche Macht”.
What does Kolonie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecolony (settlement away from the mainland/motherland)
- 2
datedfemininesynonym of Siedlung (“housing estate”), especially when created specifically for the workers of a mine or factory
- 3
femininecolony, (ethnic) community (group of foreigners, immigrants, or their descendants)
- 4
femininecolony (group of animals, bacteria etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. auswärtiges Gebiet eines Staates ohne eigene politische und wirtschaftliche Macht 2. Gruppe von Pflanzen, Tieren oder Bakterien, die in einer engen natürlichen Gemeinschaft leben 3. Wohnsiedlung, die am Stadtrand liegt 4. Gruppe von Menschen gleicher Nationalität, die als abgegrenzte Minderheit in einem anderen Land leben; auch vorübergehend außerhalb des Heimatlands lebende Angehörige gleicher Interessen, gleicher Berufe oder gleicher Religion
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kolonie
- Kolonien plural
- Colonie alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kolonie?
- /koloˈniː/
- [ko.loˈniː]
- [ˌkɔ-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kolonie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kolonie in German?
Kolonie appears 5.6 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).