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Type Settlement
Pronounced Pron. /kɔ.lɔɲ/(French) /kə.ˈloʊn/(English)

Meaning & History

French form of Latin Colonia, shortened from Colonia Agrippina meaning "colony of Agrippina", named after the wife of Emperor Claudius. This is the name of a city in western Germany.