colònia — meaning in English

English meaning

• Cologne noun A light, fragrant liquid, weaker than perfume, used to give a pleasant scent to the skin.
• colony noun A territory controlled by another, usually distant, country.

Senses

colònia is used for these senses in English:

• Cologne The largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany, on the Rhine River.
• cologne Any of a family of fresh, citrus-based fragrances distilled using extracts from citrus, floral, and woody ingredients, said to have been developed in the early 18th century in Cologne, Germany.

colony — full definition

1. noun A territory controlled by another, usually distant, country.
2. noun A group of the same kind of animal, insect, or organism living closely together.