die Kolonie

1. 1

   colony — settlement away from the mainland/motherland

   • Manche meinen, China sei wie eine russische Kolonie gewesen.

     Some say that China was like a Russian colony.

     Tatoeba · Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR

   • Die Kolonie erklärte ihre Unabhängigkeit.

     The colony declared independence.

     Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR

2. 2

   synonym of Siedlung (“housing estate”), especially when created specifically for the workers of a mine or factory

3. 3

   colony, (ethnic) community (group of foreigners, immigrants, or their descendants)

4. 4

   colony — group of animals, bacteria etc.rare

Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.