колония

Russian

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐˈɫonʲɪjə]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

коло́ния • (kolónijaf inan (genitive коло́нии, nominative plural коло́нии, genitive plural коло́ний)

  1. colony, settlement
  2. corrective colony, penal colony, detention centre

Declension

Close related:

Related via Latin colōnia:

Related via Latin cultus, p.p.p. of colō:

Native

Related via Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-:

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