Vocabulary
die
Kolonie
/koloˈniː/· noun· Pl. die Kolonien
colony (territory ruled by a foreign power); colony (of animals, settlers or artists)
Die Kolonie — a territory ruled by a European power; Germany had colonies in Africa and the Pacific until the First World War, and museums now debate returning objects taken from them. Also animal colonies (eine Brutkolonie).
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- Singular
- die Kolonie
- Plural
- die Kolonien
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- der Kolonie
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Kolonie
colony (political)
Deutsch-Südwestafrika war von 1884 bis 1915 eine deutsche Kolonie.
German South West Africa was a German colony from 1884 to 1915.
Word family
Koloniekolonialcolonialder Kolonialismuscolonialismdie Kolonialzeitcolonial periodkolonisierento colonisedie Künstlerkolonieartists' colony
Common combinations
- eine ehemalige Koloniea former colony
- die Unabhängigkeit der Kolonienthe independence of the colonies
- Kolonien erwerbento acquire colonies
Common learner mistakes
- die Koloniesdie KolonienThe plural ends in -n and is pronounced ko-lo-NI-en.
Real examples
- Viele Objekte im Museum stammen aus ehemaligen Kolonien und sollen zurückgegeben werden.Many objects in the museum come from former colonies and are to be returned.
- Nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg musste Deutschland alle seine Kolonien abgeben.After the First World War Germany had to give up all its colonies.
- Das Land war jahrzehntelang eine britische Kolonie.The country was a British colony for decades.
