Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subcolony

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-colony
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A colony belonging to another colony.

noun

A distinct part of a colony.

Etymology

From sub- + colony.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub

Inflected Forms

subcolonies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

subcolonial subempire subimperialism

Questions

What does subcolony mean?: A colony belonging to another colony.
Where does subcolony come from?: From sub- + colony.

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