Colonia

Colonia (plural coloniae) was originally a Roman Empire outpost established in conquered territory to secure it. Eventually, however, the term came to denote the highest status of Roman city.

Colonia may also refer to:

Places

• Colonia (Palestine), an Arab village destroyed by Haganah forces in April 1948
• Colonia del Sacramento, the oldest city in Uruguay and a UNESCO World Heritage site
• Colonia Department, a departamento in southwestern Uruguay, where Colonia del Sacramento is the capital
• Colonia, Yap, a city in Micronesia
• Colonia (South China Sea), Little known island State in the South China Sea. Also known as The Spratly Islands
• Colonia, New Jersey
• Colonia, Oxnard, California
• Cologne, originally Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensis, Germany's fourth-largest city
• Colonia, a village in Tritenii de Jos Commune, Cluj County, Romania

Music

• Colonia (music group), a Croatian dance music group
• Colonia (Autopsia album), a 2002 compilation album by Autopsia
• Colonia (A Camp album), the second album by A Camp

Film

• Colonia (film), an upcoming German film

Other

• Colonia (country subdivision)
  • Colonia (Mexico), a neighborhood of large urban areas in Mexico
  • Colonia (United States), a low-income community along the U.S./Mexican border
• Colonia (ship), a cable vessel that worked on the All Red Line
• Colonia (genus), a genus of tyrant flycatcher containing a single species, the long-tailed tyrant

See also

• Colony
• Koloneia