colony in Malay
jajahan
UK/ˈkɒl.ə.ni/
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British/ˈkɔlənɪj/
colony in Malay: jajahan, koloni. In English, colony means a geographical area under the remote control of a country; especially to extract resources or exploit labor from that area.
Malay words for colony
- region or governmental unit
- jajahan, koloni
English meaning of colony
- noun A geographical area under the remote control of a country; especially to extract resources or exploit labor from that area.
- noun A group of people who settle an area and maintain ties to their country of origin.
- noun A group of people with similar interests, occupations, or characteristics, living in a particular area; the area such people occupy.
- noun A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association.
colony in a sentence
- Much of the eastern United States was formerly a British colony; other areas were French, Spanish, Dutch, or Swedish colonies.
- Bermuda is a crown colony of Great Britain.
- a colony of British expats in Spain
colony in other languages
- colony in Hindi
- colony in Tamil
- colony in Urdu
- colony in Bengali
- colony in Telugu
- colony in Malayalam
- colony in Kannada
- colony in Punjabi
- colony in Sinhala
- colony in Assamese
- colony in Pashto
- colony in Tagalog
- colony in Arabic
- colony in Indonesian
- colony in Thai
- colony in Vietnamese
- colony in Myanmar
Questions about colony in Malay
- What is the meaning of colony in Malay?
- Colony in Malay is jajahan, koloni.
- Apakah maksud colony dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Colony: jajahan, koloni.
- What does colony mean in English?
- Colony means a geographical area under the remote control of a country; especially to extract resources or exploit labor from that area.
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