# koloni
## Danish
### Etymology

From Latin colonia.

### Noun

koloni c (singular definite kolonien, plural indefinite kolonier)
* colony

#### Derived terms

* kolonial
* kolonialforretning
* kolonialhandel
* kolonialhandler
* kolonialisme
* kolonialist
* kolonialistisk
* kolonialvare
* kolonidyr
* kolonihave
* kolonihavebevægelse
* kolonihaveforening
* kolonihavehus
* kolonihaveområde
* koloniherre
* koloniimperie
* koloniimperium
* kolonikrig
* kolonimagt
* kolonirige
* kolonisation
* kolonisator
* kolonisere
* kolonisering
* kolonist
* kolonistil
* kolonistyre
* kolonitid
* kunstnerkoloni

### References

* “koloni” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Finnish
### Noun

koloni
* inflection of kolo:
** first-person singular possessive form of nominative/genitive singular
** first-person singular possessive form of nominative/accusative plural

### Anagrams

* klooni, likoon, olinko

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch kolonie, from Latin colōnia (“colony”), colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), colō (“till, cultivate, worship”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [koˈloni]
* Rhymes: -ni, -i
* Hyphenation: ko‧lo‧ni

### Noun

koloni (plural koloni-koloni)
* colony,
** (government, politics) a governmental unit created on land of another country owned by colonists from a country; region or governmental unit created by another country and generally ruled by another country.
    Synonym: tanah jajahan
** (government, politics) a group of people with the same interests or ethnic origin concentrated in a particular geographic area.
** (zoology) a group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association.

#### Alternative forms

* colonie (1901–1947)

#### Derived terms

* berkoloni
* koloni jaringan
* koloni rayap
* koloni sel

#### Related terms

* kolonial
* kolonialis
* kolonialisme
* kolonis

### Further reading

* “koloni” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Latin colonia.

### Noun

koloni m (definite singular kolonien, indefinite plural kolonier, definite plural koloniene)
* a colony

#### Derived terms

* fuglekoloni
* kolonimakt
* kolonist
* kolonitid
* kronkoloni
* straffekoloni

#### Related terms

* kolonisere

### References

* “koloni” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Latin colonia.

### Noun

koloni m (definite singular kolonien, indefinite plural koloniar, definite plural koloniane)
* a colony

#### Derived terms

* fuglekoloni
* kolonimakt
* kolonist
* kolonitid
* kronkoloni
* straffekoloni

### References

* “koloni” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from English colon.

#### Noun

koloni class IX (plural koloni class X)
* colon (punctuation mark)
    Synonyms: nukta mbili, nukta pacha

##### See also

Punctuation
* ritifaa, apostrofi ( ' ) ( ’ )
* mabano ya mraba ( { } )
* mabano ya maua ( [ ] )
* nukta mbili, nukta pacha, koloni ( : )
* alama ya mkato, koma ( , )
* kistariungio ( ‒ ) ( – ) ( — ) ( ― )
* alama ya mshangao ( ! )
* alama ya mkwaju ( ⁄ )
* kistariungio ( - ) ( ‐ )
* mabano, parandesi, braketi ( ( ) )
* nukta ( . )
* alama ya swali ( ? )
* alama ya kunukuu ( ‘ ’ ‚ ) ( “ ” „ )
* nukta mkato ( ; )
* alama ya mkwaju ( / )

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English colony.

#### Noun

koloni class V (plural makoloni class VI)
* colony

##### Derived terms

* mkoloni (“colonialist”)
* mkoloni (“colonialism”)

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Latin colonia.

### Noun

koloni c
* a colony

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | koloni | kolonis |
| singular | definite | kolonin | kolonins |
| plural | indefinite | kolonier | koloniers |
| plural | definite | kolonierna | koloniernas |

#### Derived terms

* barnkoloni
* bäverkoloni
* fågelkoloni
* fångkoloni
* hägerkoloni
* kollo
* koloniförening
* koloniland
* kolonilott
* koloniområde
* kolonistuga
* koloniträdgård
* konstnärskoloni
* korallkoloni
* kronkoloni
* skarvkoloni
* sommarkoloni
* straffkoloni
* svenskkoloni
* sälkoloni

#### Related terms

* kolonial
* kolonisation
* kolonisera
* kolonist

### References

* koloni in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* koloni in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* koloni in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## Tok Pisin
### Etymology

From English colony.

### Noun

koloni
* colony

## Turkish
### Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قولونی (koloni, “colony”), from French colonie, from Latin colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from Latin colō (“till, cultivate, worship”), from Proto-Italic *kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move, to turn (around), to revolve around, and therefore to sojourn, to dwell”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (standard) /ko.loˈni/, (some speakers) /koˈlo.ni/
* Hyphenation: ko‧lo‧ni

### Noun

koloni (definite accusative koloniyi, plural koloniler)
* colony (region or governmental unit)
    Synonyms: sömürge, (archaic) müstemleke
* colony (group of people who settle such an area)
* colony (group of people residing in a different country, city, or area)
* (biology) colony (group of organisms)

#### Derived terms

* kolonileşmek

#### Related terms

* dekolonizasyon
* kolonial
* kolonist
* kolonizasyon
* kolonizatör
* kolonize
* kolonyal
* kolonyalist
* kolonyalizm

### Further reading

* “koloni”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
* Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “koloni”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
* Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “koloni”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
* Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “koloni”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2659