Meaning of colonia | Babel Free
[kɔˈɫoː.ni.a]Definitions
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A colony, settlement declension-1
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A possession in land, land attached to a farm, estate declension-1
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The people composing a colony, colonists declension-1, metonymically
Equivalents
English
colony
Examples
“Quid? Cum tē Praeneste Kalendīs ipsīs Novembribus occupātūrum nocturnō impetū esse cōnfīderēs, sēnsistīne illam colōniam meō iussū meīs praesidiīs, cūstōdiīs, vigiliīs esse mūnītam?”
What [about this]? When you were confident that you would seize Praeneste with a night attack on the very first of November, did you realize that that colony had been fortified by my orders, with my garrisons, guards, and watchmen?
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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