colonia

American  

[kuh-loh-nee-uh, -lohn-yuh, kaw-law-nyah] / kəˈloʊ ni ə, -ˈloʊn yə, kɔˈlɔ nyɑ /

noun

plural

colonias

1. (in the southwestern U.S.) a city neighborhood or a rural settlement inhabited predominantly by Mexicans or Mexican Americans.

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Etymology

Origin of colonia

< Mexican Spanish: newly built or settled district of a city; Spanish: plantation, colony

Example Sentences

Low water pressure and boil notices are common problems in her colonia, too.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2023

Three years ago, Ms. Quilatan and her family moved to a colonia called Pueblo de Palmas, not far from McAllen.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2023

Diez años después de la hecatombe, los simios dominan el planeta, pero una colonia de humanos ha sobrevivido al virus.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2021

The two of them owned a small butcher shop in the colonia.

From The Guardian • Nov. 19, 2018

Vrbes quam plurimæ, nobilesque; sed Cirtha eminens; Sittianorum, postquam Romani tenuere, colonia dicta: quondam Iubæ et Syphacis domus, cum foret opulentissima.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 06 Madiera, the Canaries, Ancient Asia, Africa, etc. by Hakluyt, Richard