colonia

[ kuh-loh-nee-uh, -lohn-yuh; Spanish kaw-law-nyah ]

/ kəˈloʊ ni ə, -ˈloʊn yə; Spanish kɔˈlɔ nyɑ /

noun, plural co·lo·ni·as [kuh-loh-nee-uhz, -lohn-yuhz; Spanish kaw-law-nyahs]. /kəˈloʊ ni əz, -ˈloʊn yəz; Spanish kɔˈlɔ nyɑs/.

(in the southwestern U.S.) a city neighborhood or a rural settlement inhabited predominantly by Mexicans or Mexican Americans.

Origin of colonia

<Mexican Spanish: newly built or settled district of a city; Spanish: plantation, colony

Words nearby colonia

colonalgia, colon bacillus, colonel, Colonel Blimp, colonelcy, colonia, colonial, colonial animal, colonial experience, colonial goose, Colonial Heights

Example sentences from the Web for colonia

Colonia, capital of the department of the same name, is 153 miles distant by rail from Montevideo.
Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile|Henry Stephens
In Colonia is situated the Swiss Colony, the inhabitants of which apply themselves to agriculture and dairy-farming.
Uruguay|W. H. Koebel
In the environs of Colonia are many comfortable quintas, or farm-houses.
A Five Years' Residence in Buenos Ayres|George Thomas Love
In 1750 the Spanish government made an effort to get rid of the Portuguese in Colonia by negotiation.
The South American Republics Part I of II|Thomas C. Dawson

Passing across it, the river is approached again, for Colonia covers a small promontory.
Uruguay|W. H. Koebel

单词	colonia
释义	colonia [ kuh-loh-nee-uh, -lohn-yuh; Spanish kaw-law-nyah ] / kəˈloʊ ni ə, -ˈloʊn yə; Spanish kɔˈlɔ nyɑ / noun, plural co·lo·ni·as [kuh-loh-nee-uhz, -lohn-yuhz; Spanish kaw-law-nyahs]. /kəˈloʊ ni əz, -ˈloʊn yəz; Spanish kɔˈlɔ nyɑs/. (in the southwestern U.S.) a city neighborhood or a rural settlement inhabited predominantly by Mexicans or Mexican Americans. Origin of colonia <Mexican Spanish: newly built or settled district of a city; Spanish: plantation, colony Words nearby colonia colonalgia, colon bacillus, colonel, Colonel Blimp, colonelcy, colonia, colonial, colonial animal, colonial experience, colonial goose, Colonial Heights Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for colonia Colonia, capital of the department of the same name, is 153 miles distant by rail from Montevideo. Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile\|Henry Stephens In Colonia is situated the Swiss Colony, the inhabitants of which apply themselves to agriculture and dairy-farming. Uruguay\|W. H. Koebel In the environs of Colonia are many comfortable quintas, or farm-houses. A Five Years' Residence in Buenos Ayres\|George Thomas Love In 1750 the Spanish government made an effort to get rid of the Portuguese in Colonia by negotiation. The South American Republics Part I of II\|Thomas C. Dawson Passing across it, the river is approached again, for Colonia covers a small promontory. Uruguay\|W. H. Koebel
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