col|lu|sion /kəluː ʒ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT [in N ] Collusion is secret or illegal co-operation, especially between countries or organizations. [FORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □ [+ between ] He found no evidence of collusion between record companies and retailers. [Also + with ]
col|lu|sive /kəluː s I v/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Collusive behaviour involves secret or illegal co-operation, especially between countries or organizations. [FORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □ …collusive business practices.
co|logne /kəloʊ n/ (colognes ) N‑VAR Cologne is a kind of weak perfume.
Co|lom|bian /kəlʌ mbiən/ (Colombians )
1 ADJ Colombian means belonging or relating to Colombia or its people or culture.
2 N‑COUNT A Colombian is a Colombian citizen, or a person of Colombian origin.
co|lon /koʊ lən/ (colons )
1 N‑COUNT A colon is the punctuation mark : which you can use in several ways. For example, you can put it before a list of things or before reported speech.
2 N‑COUNT Your colon is the part of your intestine above your rectum. □ …cancer of the colon.
colo|nel ◆◇◇ /kɜː r n ə l/ (colonels ) N‑COUNT ; N‑TITLE A colonel is a senior officer in an army, air force, or the marines. □ This particular place was run by an ex-Army colonel. □ …Colonel Edward Staley.
co|lo|nial /kəloʊ niəl/
1 ADJ [ADJ n] Colonial means relating to countries that are colonies, or to colonialism. □ …the 31st anniversary of Jamaica's independence from British colonial rule. □ …the colonial civil service.
2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A Colonial building or piece of furniture was built or made in a style that was popular in America in the 17th and 18th centuries. [mainly AM ] □ …the white colonial houses on the north side of the campus.
co|lo|ni|al|ism /kəloʊ niəl I zəm/ N‑UNCOUNT Colonialism is the practice by which a powerful country directly controls less powerful countries and uses their resources to increase its own power and wealth. □ …the bitter oppression of slavery and colonialism. □ It is interesting to reflect why European colonialism ended.
co|lo|ni|al|ist /kəloʊ niəl I st/ (colonialists )
1 ADJ Colonialist means relating to colonialism. □ …the European colonialist powers.
2 N‑COUNT A colonialist is a person who believes in colonialism or helps their country to get colonies. □ …rulers who were imposed on the people by the colonialists.
co|lon|ic ir|ri|ga|tion /koʊ lɒn I k I r I ge I ʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT Colonic irrigation is a medical procedure in which a person's colon is washed by injecting water or other fluids into it.
colo|nist /kɒ lən I st/ (colonists ) N‑COUNT Colonists are the people who start a colony or the people who are among the first to live in a particular colony. □ …the early American colonists.
colo|nize /kɒ ləna I z/ (colonizes , colonizing , colonized ) in BRIT, also use colonise 1 VERB If people colonize a foreign country, they go to live there and take control of it. □ [V n] The first British attempt to colonize Ireland was in the twelfth century. □ [V -ed] For more than 400 years, we were a colonized people.
2 VERB When large numbers of animals colonize a place, they go to live there and make it their home. □ [V n] Toads are colonising the whole place.
3 VERB [usu passive] When an area is colonized by a type of plant, the plant grows there in large amounts. □ [be V -ed + by ] The area was then colonized by scrub.
col|on|nade /kɒ ləne I d/ (colonnades ) N‑COUNT A colonnade is a row of evenly-spaced columns. □ [+ with ] …a colonnade with stone pillars.
col|on|nad|ed /kɒ ləne I d I d/ ADJ [ADJ n] A colonnaded building has evenly-spaced columns.
colo|ny /kɒ ləni/ (colonies )
1 N‑COUNT A colony is a country which is controlled by a more powerful country. □ He was born in Algeria, a former colony of France.
2 N‑COUNT You can refer to a place where a particular group of people lives as a particular kind of colony . □ …a penal colony. □ …industrial colonies.
3 N‑COUNT A colony of birds, insects, or animals is a group of them that live together. □ [+ of ] The Shetlands are famed for their colonies of sea birds.
col|or /kʌ lə r / → see colour
col|ora|tion /kʌ ləre I ʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT The coloration of an animal or a plant is the colours and patterns on it. □ …plants with yellow or red coloration.
colo|ra|tu|ra /kɒ lərətʊə rə, [AM ] kʌ l-/ (coloraturas )
1 N‑UNCOUNT Coloratura is very complicated and difficult music for a solo singer, especially in opera. [TECHNICAL ]
2 N‑COUNT [oft N n] A coloratura is a singer, usually a woman, who is skilled at singing coloratura. [TECHNICAL ]
col|ori|za|tion /kʌ ləra I ze I ʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT Colorization is a technique used to add colour to old black and white films. □ [+ of ] …the colorization of old film classics.
col|or|ized /kʌ ləra I zd/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A colorized film is an old black and white film which has had colour added to it using a special technique. □ The film is available in a colorized version.