Wordiyocolon
LatinVariants
coloncoloni
Related Roots
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About This Root
From Latin colonia (settlement, farm), from colonus (farmer, settler), from colere (to cultivate, inhabit). Carries the settlement and expansion sense — colony (a settlement in new territory), colonial (of a colony), colonize (to establish a colony), and colonist (a settler). The agricultural origin (colere = to till the land) links farming to founding new communities.
Associated Words
colonial
Of or relating to a colony; a person from a colony
IELTSTOEFLB2
colonist
A person who settles in or helps establish a colony
B2
colonize
To establish a colony in a place; to settle and control a territory
TOEFLGREB2
colony
A territory controlled by a distant country; a community of settlers or organisms
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