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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   An urban area of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
2. 2
   A neighbourhood, The Colonia or La Colonia, in Oxnard, Ventura County, California, United States.
3. 3
   An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.
4. 4
   A department of Uruguay.
5. 5
   Ellipsis of Colonia del Sacramento: a city, the capital of Colonia department, in south-western Uruguay. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Synonyms

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colonia del sacramento

Example

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"Colonia is a Uruguayan department situated in the south-west of the country."

Etymology

Compare with Spanish colonia. Doublet of Cologne, colony, and Köln.

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