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10 Language-to-English DictionariesProprietary-colony
/prəˈpraɪətəri ˈkɒləni/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A colony granted to some individual or individuals by the British crown with full rights of ownership and control.
"Pennsylvania was established as a proprietary colony under William Penn."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'proprietary' (pertaining to an owner or proprietor) and 'colony' (a settlement in a new country), historically referring to territories granted to individuals or small groups by the British Crown in the 17th and 18th centuries.
10 Global Lexicons: How "Proprietary-colony" is said worldwide
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colonie propriétaire
Transliteration: colonie propriétaire
"La Pennsylvanie était une colonie propriétaire au XVIIe siècle."
Eigentümerkolonie
Transliteration: Eigentümerkolonie
"Pennsylvania wurde im 17. Jahrhundert als Eigentümerkolonie gegründet."
colonia proprietaria
Transliteration: colonia proprietaria
"La Pennsylvania nacque come colonia proprietaria."
colonia de propietario
Transliteration: colonia de propietario
"Pensilvania fue fundada como una colonia de propietario."
colônia proprietária
Transliteration: colônia proprietária
"A Pensilvânia foi estabelecida como uma colônia proprietária."
स्वामित्व वाली कॉलोनी
Transliteration: swamitva wali colony
"पेंसिल्वेनिया एक स्वामित्व वाली कॉलोनी के रूप में स्थापित की गई थी।"
产权殖民地
Transliteration: chǎnyuán zhímíndì
"宾夕法尼亚最初是一个产权殖民地。"
소유지 식민지
Transliteration: soyuji singminji
"펜실베이니아는 소유지 식민지로 설립되었습니다."
私有植民地
Transliteration: shiyū shokuminchi
"ペンシルベニアは私有植民地として設立された。"
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