koloni
noun B2- colony (region or governmental unit)
- colony (group of people who settle such an area)
- colony (group of people residing in a different country, city, or area)
- colony (group of organisms)
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainAfter a vowel, the “my” ending drops its own vowel: -m, as in kolonim.
The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “plural” ending is -ler.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: kolonisinde. The last vowel, i, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -si. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: kolonisinde. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nde.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: kolonisiyle. The last vowel, i, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -si. After a vowel, y joins the ending: kolonisiyle. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
From the library
Tüccarların Anadolu'da kurdukları ve karum adı verilen büyük ticaret kolonileri, yerel halkla kurulan barışçıl ve karşılıklı çıkara dayalı ilişkilerin en somut göstergesidir.
The large trade colonies established by merchants in Anatolia and called karum are the most concrete indicator of the peaceful and mutually beneficial relations established with the local people.
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