Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en koloni

colony, summer (holiday) camp

Meaning

colony; summer (holiday) camp

In Swedish: ett lands besittning utomlands; nybyggarsamhälle

Forms

Forms of koloni
Singular, indefinite	en koloni
Singular, definite	kolonin
Plural, indefinite	kolonier
Plural, definite	kolonierna

koloni is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor koloni, den stora kolonin. Check another noun

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Is it en koloni or ett koloni?

koloni in a sentence

engelska kolonier
British colonies

Words built with koloni

barnkoloni children's summer camp

Questions

What does koloni mean in English?

koloni means “colony, summer (holiday) camp”.

Is it en koloni or ett koloni?

It is en koloni, and “the colony” is kolonin.

What is the plural of koloni?

The plural of koloni is kolonier, and the definite plural is kolonierna.

Origin

From Latin colonia.

Nearby common words

koloni is number 4,069 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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4,066nämligen namely, for
4,067tillträde admission, taking possession
4,068löna reward, pay
4,070dödsorsak a cause of death
4,071ugn oven
4,072hoppsan oops, uh oh
4,073onödigt unnecessary, unnesessary

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