1 (territorio) colony las antiguas colonias españolas the former Spanish colonies
2 (comunidad) [de personas] community; [de animales, células] colony la colonia norteamericana en Madrid the American community in Madrid
una colonia de corales
colonia bacteriana bacterial colony
3 (grupo de edificios) colonia obrera working-class housing scheme
colonia penal penal colony
4 (campamento) summer camp irse de colonias to go (off) to summer camp
colonia de vacaciones holiday camp
colonia de verano summer camp
5 (México) residential suburb; residential area Colonia Quintanilla del D.F. the Quintanilla area of the capital
the residential area suburb of the city called `colonia Quintanilla'o
colonia proletaria shanty town