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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