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semicolony

semicolony noun: a partly colonial settlement.

Noun

semicolony (plural semicolonies)

  1. A partly colonial settlement.

Forms of semicolony

pluralsemicolonies

Origin of semicolony

From semi- + colony.

Questions about semicolony

What does semicolony mean?
Semicolony means a partly colonial settlement.
What part of speech is semicolony?
Semicolony is a noun.
What is the plural of semicolony?
The plural of semicolony is semicolonies.

Words near semicolony in the dictionary

  1. semicolonial
  2. semicolonialism
  3. semicolonialisms
  4. semicolonies
  5. semicolons
  6. semicolony
  7. semicolumn
  8. semicolumnar
  9. semicolumns
  10. semicoma
  11. semicomas

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