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.