Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A shantytown inhabited mainly by speakers of Spanish and located in the United States near the border with Mexico.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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As luck would have it, this colonia is a very poor area for cell phone reception.
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But getting in and out of our colonia is a real pita, wet or dry.
more pavement? 2004
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In Mexican towns and cities, 'colonia' is used to define a neighborhood.
Planning to move to Tijuana - Looking for expats in Tijuana, input & suggestions 2005
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In Mexican towns and cities, 'colonia' is used to define a neighborhood.
Planning to move to Tijuana - Looking for expats in Tijuana, input & suggestions 2005
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In Mexican towns and cities, 'colonia' is used to define a neighborhood.
Planning to move to Tijuana - Looking for expats in Tijuana, input & suggestions 2005
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In Mexican towns and cities, 'colonia' is used to define a neighborhood.
Planning to move to Tijuana - Looking for expats in Tijuana, input & suggestions 2005
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In Mexican towns and cities, 'colonia' is used to define a neighborhood.
Planning to move to Tijuana - Looking for expats in Tijuana, input & suggestions 2005
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In Mexican towns and cities, 'colonia' is used to define a neighborhood.
Planning to move to Tijuana - Looking for expats in Tijuana, input & suggestions 2005
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In Mexican towns and cities, 'colonia' is used to define a neighborhood.
Planning to move to Tijuana - Looking for expats in Tijuana, input & suggestions 2005
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In Mexican towns and cities, 'colonia' is used to define a neighborhood.
Planning to move to Tijuana - Looking for expats in Tijuana, input & suggestions 2005
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