How to Pronounce “colony”
word
/ˈkɑɫəni/
KAH-luh-nee
/kˈɒləni/
KO-luh-nee
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈkɑɫəni/
British English
/kˈɒləni/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KAH-luh-nee
UK
KO-luh-nee
Listen in Context
This island was once a colony of Spain.
The museum has a new exhibit about life in the old colony.
People still debate how the former colony should remember that period.
A bird colony lives near the lake.