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colonia definition

co·lonia (kə lôn′yə; Sp kō̂ lō̂′nyä)

noun

  1. in Mexico, a neighborhood, district, or suburb of a city
  2. in the southwestern U.S., a rural settlement or part of a city whose residents are mainly Mexican and Mexican-American

Etymology: MexSp

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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