colony
gb/kˈɑləni/ us/kˈɑləni/
B2
انگلیسی
~ 9600
gyarmat, kolónia, telep
اسم
B2
1
gyarmat
B2
الگوی کاربرد:
a [country] colony
India was once a British colony before gaining independence in 1947.
India egykor brit gyarmat volt, mielőtt 1947-ben elnyerte függetlenségét.
Many former colonies still have close ties with their old colonial powers.
Sok egykori gyarmat ma is szoros kapcsolatokat ápol régi gyarmattartójával.
The island became a French colony in the seventeenth century.
The novel is set in an African colony during the final years of colonial rule.
Debates about reparations often focus on the economic exploitation of colonies.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
Australia was a British colony for many years.
Ausztrália sok éven át brit gyarmat volt.
The colony became an independent country in the last century.
A gyarmat a múlt században önálló országgá vált.
Many people in the colony spoke the language of the ruling country.
The map shows the old European colonies around the world.
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes think 'colony' means only a small village or town. In this political meaning, a colony can be a very large area or even a whole country that is ruled by another state.
معنی
territory ruled by another country
ترکیبهای رایج
British colony
|overseas colony
|establish a colony
|found a colony
|former colony
هممعنیها
territory (More general; does not always mean it is ruled by another country.)
|
dependency (Emphasizes political and economic dependence on a more powerful state.)
متضادها
independent nation (Stresses that the country governs itself and is not ruled by a foreign power.)
|
sovereign state (Formal term highlighting full self-rule and international recognition.)
موضوعها
politics
|history
|geography
|law
تعریف
A country or area that is ruled by another, usually far-away country.
A country or territory that is politically controlled and governed by a more powerful, usually distant, state.
اسم
B2
2
kolónia
B2
الگوی کاربرد:
a colony of [nationality/people]
The city has a large Chinese colony that runs many of the local businesses.
A városban nagy kínai kolónia él, amely sok helyi üzletet működtet.
In the nineteenth century, an artists' colony formed in the village, attracting painters from across Europe.
A tizenkilencedik században művésztelep alakult a faluban, amely Európa-szerte vonzotta a festőket.
There is a growing colony of tech workers from abroad in this neighborhood.
The Italian colony kept many of its traditions alive for generations.
A small expat colony meets every Friday at the café.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
There is a big Turkish colony in this part of the city.
A városnak ezen a részén nagy török kolónia él.
An artists' colony grew around the old factory.
A régi gyár körül művésztelep alakult ki.
The foreign colony started its own school for children.
The new workers soon formed a small colony in the town.
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes use 'colony' for any group living together, even when they are not from another place. In this meaning, it usually refers to people who come from somewhere else and live together as a group.
معنی
community of people from one country
ترکیبهای رایج
a colony of immigrants
|a Japanese colony
|an artists' colony
|expat colony
|a large foreign colony
هممعنیها
community (Very general; does not necessarily mean the people come from another country.)
|
enclave (Stresses a distinct, often small and separate community within a larger population.)
متضادها
local population (Refers to people originally from the area, not a group living there from elsewhere.)
موضوعها
society
|migration
|travel
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
تعریف
A group of people from one country or group who live together in another country or city.
A community of people from the same country, culture, or background who live together or form a close group in a foreign place.
اسم
C1
TECHNICAL
3
الگوی کاربرد:
a colony of [animals/microorganisms]
The scientist studied how the ant colony responded to changes in temperature.
A kutató azt vizsgálta, hogyan reagált a hangyakolónia a hőmérséklet változásaira.
Each bacterial colony on the petri dish grew from a single cell.
A Petri-csészében minden baktériumtelep egyetlen sejtből nőtt ki.
A large colony of seabirds nests on the cliffs every summer.
The reef supports a complex colony of coral polyps.
The bees abandoned their old colony and formed a new one nearby.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
We found a big colony of ants under the rock.
A kő alatt nagy hangyakolóniát találtunk.
The doctor looked at a colony of bacteria in the lab.
Az orvos a laborban egy baktériumtelepet vizsgált.
A colony of penguins lives on that island.
The bees work together in a large colony.
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may confuse a 'colony' with a 'herd' or 'flock'. A colony usually suggests animals or organisms that live very close together, often in nests, hives, or attached growths, and can also refer to microorganisms in a lab.
معنی
group of organisms living together
ترکیبهای رایج
ant colony
|bee colony
|bacterial colony
|colony of ants
|colony of bacteria
هممعنیها
population (In biology, can be wider or less physically close than a colony.)
|
community (In ecology, often includes different species, while a colony is one species.)
متضادها
solitary organism (Describes an animal or organism that lives alone rather than in a group.)
موضوعها
science
|biology
|nature
|animals
تعریف
A group of the same kind of animals or very small living things that live or grow together in one place.
A group of the same kind of animals, plants, or microorganisms that live or grow closely together and function as a unit.
اسم
C1
4
telep
B1
الگوی کاربرد:
[type] colony
The prisoners were sent to a remote penal colony thousands of miles from home.
A rabokat egy távoli fegyenctelepre küldték, több ezer mérföldre az otthonuktól.
In the past, people with leprosy were forced to live in isolated leper colonies.
Régen a leprásokat arra kényszerítették, hogy elszigetelt lepratelepeken éljenek.
The island later became a nudist colony and a tourist attraction.
The novel describes life in a harsh labor colony under the dictatorship.
Plans to turn the old penal colony into a museum have sparked debate.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
The king sent criminals to a penal colony overseas.
A király a bűnözőket egy tengerentúli fegyenctelepre küldte.
Sick people had to live in a leper colony far from the city.
A betegeknek a várostól távoli lepratelepen kellett élniük.
The beach later became a nudist colony.
The story is about a man who grows up in a prison colony.
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes translate directly from their language and overuse 'colony' for any group housing or complex. In English, this meaning is often historical or used for very specific types like 'penal colony' or 'leper colony', not for ordinary apartment areas.
معنی
separate settlement for a specific group
ترکیبهای رایج
penal colony
|leper colony
|nudist colony
|labor colony
|prison colony
هممعنیها
settlement (More general; does not always mean separation from the rest of society.)
|
camp (Often used instead when the stay is temporary or seasonal, for example 'holiday camp' or 'work camp'.)
متضادها
mainstream society (Refers to the general population, as opposed to a separated group living in a colony.)
موضوعها
society
|history
|housing
|health
تعریف
A special place where people with the same condition or way of life live together, away from other people.
A residential settlement or institution where people with a particular status, condition, or lifestyle live together, often separated from the wider society.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
colony
IPA
GB/kˈɑləni/
US/kˈɑləni/
هجاها و تکیه
colony (۱ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (colony)
صورتهای واژه
Noun
- Base: colony
- Plural: colonies
خانوادهٔ واژه
Forms
colonies
noun
Core family
Related words
colonizer
noun
colonialism
noun C1
Negative and opposite forms
decolonize
verb
decolonization
noun
anticolonial
adjective
Advanced or less common
colonialist
noun
postcolonial
adjective
neocolonial
adjective
عبارتها
ant colony
1/ˈænt kˈɑləni/
fixed phrase
group of ants living together
A large group of ants that live and work together in one place, like a nest or hill.
نمونهها
- We found an ant colony under the old log.
- The children watched the ant colony through the glass of the ant farm.
artists' colony
1/ˈɑɹtɪsts kˈɑləni/
fixed phrase
settlement of artists living together
A town or place where many artists live and work, often sharing ideas and studios.
نمونهها
- The village became an artists' colony at the end of the nineteenth century.
- She moved to a seaside artists' colony to focus on her painting.
leper colony
1/lˈɛpɚ kˈɑləni/
fixed phrase
settlement for people with leprosy
A special place, usually in the past, where people with leprosy had to live away from other people.
نمونهها
- He spent years working as a doctor in a remote leper colony.
- The island once served as a leper colony but is now open to visitors.
penal colony
1/pˈinəl kˈɑləni/
fixed phrase
remote settlement used as a prison
A place, often far away, where prisoners are sent to live and work instead of staying in a normal prison.
نمونهها
- Many convicts were transported to a penal colony on the other side of the world.
- The film is set in a brutal penal colony in the desert.
nudist colony
1/nˈudɪst kˈɑləni/
fixed phrase
residential nudist community
A place where a group of people live or stay together and they usually do not wear clothes.
نمونهها
- The documentary follows daily life inside a small nudist colony.
- The beach later developed into a popular nudist colony.
- In the 1970s, several nudist colonies were started in the region.
- Locals were surprised when a nudist colony opened near the town.