Colonia

An urban area of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.

Proper noun

  1. An urban area of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
  2. A neighbourhood, The Colonia or La Colonia, in Oxnard, Ventura County, California, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.
  4. A department of Uruguay.
  5. Ellipsis of Colonia del Sacramento: a city, the capital of Colonia department, in south-western Uruguay.

Origin

Compare with Spanish colonia. Doublet of Cologne, colony, and Köln.