What does colonia in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word colonia in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use colonia in Spanish.

The word colonia in Spanish means colony, cologne, community, colony, camp, eau de cologne, cologne. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word colonia

colony

nombre femenino (territorio administrado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cuba era una colonia española.
Cuba was a Spanish colony.

cologne

nombre femenino (agua perfumada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La colonia que utilizas es muy fuerte.
The cologne you use is too strong.

community

nombre femenino (conjunto de personas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En un pueblo del interior se ha establecido una colonia hippy.
In an inland village, a community of hippies hand established themselves.

colony

nombre femenino (grupo de animales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La colonia de cigüeñas volvió como cada invierno a los campanarios del pueblo.
The colony of storks returned each winter to the town's bell towers.

camp

nombre femenino (campamento de verano)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Llevamos a los niños de colonias y nosotros nos vamos de vacaciones.
We took the kids to a camp and we went on vacation.

eau de cologne, cologne

locución nominal femenina (perfume)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mis padres me regalaron un agua de colonia para mi cumpleaños.
My parents gave me aftershave for my birthday.

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