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Kolonie — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • colony noun A territory controlled by another, usually distant, country.
  • dependency noun A strong reliance on someone or something, especially a habit-forming substance.
  • settlement noun A formal agreement that resolves a dispute, often involving payment.

Senses

Kolonie is used for these senses in English:

  • dependency A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power.
  • rookery A colony of breeding birds or other animals.
  • settlement A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled (even in past times).

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.

dependency — full definition

  1. noun A strong reliance on someone or something, especially a habit-forming substance.
  2. noun A territory that is governed or controlled by another country.
  3. noun In computing, a piece of software or code that another program relies on to function.

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