Noun
die Kolonie
Pronunciation: /koloˈniː/
colony (settlement away from the mainland/motherland)
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rank #5,794
plural Kolonien
Meanings
Noun
- colony (settlement away from the mainland/motherland)
- colony, (ethnic) community (group of foreigners, immigrants, or their descendants)
- colony (group of animals, bacteria etc.)
Example sentence
Die Kolonie hat ihre Unabhängigkeit bislang noch nicht erklärt.
The colony has not yet declared its independence.
Word forms
singular
die Kolonie
plural
die Kolonien
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Kolonie
Accusativedie Kolonie
Dativeder Kolonie
Genitiveder Kolonie
Plural
Nominativedie Kolonien
Accusativedie Kolonien
Dativeden Kolonien
Genitiveder Kolonien
Usage
- eine ehemalige Kolonie — A former colony, once controlled by another country.
- Kolonie / Kolonialmacht — The dependent territory versus the state controlling it.
Die Ausstellung beschreibt den Alltag in der ehemaligen Kolonie.
The exhibition describes everyday life in the former colony.