kolonya

colonynoun

Alternative meanings

A territory, settlement, or group of people established away from their place of origin. It can also refer to a colony of animals, plants, or microorganisms.

Pronunciation

koh-LON-yah

Root and affixes

Borrowed/adapted from Spanish colonia. In Cebuano/Bisaya it is written kolonya for colony or settlement.

Variants or conjugations

kolonista = colonist; kolonyal = colonial; panimuyo = settlement or residence in a broader sense.

Related words and expressions

teritoryo = territory; lumulupyo = inhabitants; komunidad = community; nasod = country; panimuyo = settlement

Meaning and usage notes

Kolonya works for historical, political, social, and biological contexts. In Mexican Spanish, colonia can also mean neighborhood; for that sense, komunidad or barangay may be more natural depending on context.