Grammatical class
Noun
colon
colonist, colonizer, colonial settler
Details
Syllables
co-lon
Phonetics
ko.lɔ̃
Grammatical class
Noun
Freq. (books)
29636
Freq. (movies)
16000
Freq. (news)
30018
Sentences
Qu'ils soient militaires ou colons, ils ne conçoivent pas ordinairement d'autres formes de relations avec l'indigène que celles dont ils usent avec leurs domestiques.
Whether they are military men or colonial settlers, they normally visualize no other kind of relations with the natives than those they have with their servants.
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