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colonia

Spanish, noun/koˈlonja/

colonia is spelled C-O-L-O-N-I-A (7 letters) and appears 31 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,709th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Colonia is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “colony” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Conjunto de residentes extranjeros en un país”.

What does colonia mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininecolony

  2. 2

    Mexicofeminineneighbourhood

noun

  1. 1

    feminineeau de Cologne

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Conjunto de residentes extranjeros en un país. 2. Territorio lejano conquistado y dominado por una potencia o entidad política exterior. 3. Estado o país, por lo común con poca población, que depende de un estado poderoso, para su defensa, relaciones exteriores y, generalmente, administración interna. Hoy en día no implica necesariamente un alto grado de abuso y explotación. 4. Período histórico americano que, sucedió a la Conquista y, precedió a la Independencia de España.

noun: 1. Dícese del perfume, líquido aromático usado como cosmético para dar aroma a la piel.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of colonia

  • colonias plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce colonia?

  • /koˈlonja/
  • [koˈlo.nja]
  • [koˈlonja]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to colonia

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is colonia in Spanish?

colonia appears 31 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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