How is the word colonie translated from French to English

English translation
colony
noun

Pays dirigé par un autre pays.

A country controlled by another country.

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  • L'île était une colonie française. — The island was a French colony.

  • Cette ville a-t-elle été une colonie ? — Was this town once a colony?

  • Les colonies vendaient du café et du sucre à l'Europe. — The colonies traded coffee and sugar with Europe.

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