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colonia

/kəlˈoʊniə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
colo-nia
IPA
/kəlˈoʊniə/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a slum or shantytown near the US-Mexican border, generally without modern infrastructure

name

An urban area of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.

name

A neighbourhood, The Colonia or La Colonia, in Oxnard, Ventura County, California, United States.

name

An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.

name

A department of Uruguay.

name

Ellipsis of Colonia del Sacramento: a city, the capital of Colonia department, in south-western Uruguay.

Etymology

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish colonia.

Inflected Forms

colonias (plural)

Rhymes With

estonia macedonia antonia patagonia caledonia amazonia tonia sinfonia harmonia gastonia ansonia sidonia

Questions

How do you pronounce colonia?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəlˈoʊniə/.
What does colonia mean?
a slum or shantytown near the US-Mexican border, generally without modern infrastructure
Where does colonia come from?
Borrowed from Mexican Spanish colonia.

How to pronounce colonia

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