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Colonie, NY -- U.S. village in New York
Population (2000): 7916
Housing Units (2000): 3264
Land area (2000): 3.302858 sq. miles (8.554362 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.007485 sq. miles (0.019386 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.310343 sq. miles (8.573748 sq. km)
FIPS code: 17332
Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location: 42.720877 N, 73.834146 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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Colonie

Colonie is the name of a town and a village in Albany County, New York:

  • Colonie (town)
  • Colonie (village)

Usage examples of "colonie".

Also that an Assembly residing out of the bounds of that Colony whereof they have the government, Cannot execute any power over the persons, or goods of any of the Colonie, to seize on them for debt, or other duty, in any place without the Colony it selfe, as having no Jurisdiction, nor Authoritie elsewhere, but are left to the remnedie, which the Law of the place alloweth them.

It was a story about Francis’s son Billy, written by Martin Daugherty, the newspaperman, who long ago lived next door to the Phelans on Colonie Street.

When he reached second base on the run, she walked home to Colonie Street.

It is true that we cannot give him his own title of its discoverer, but the plantation had been practically abandoned, all the colonies had ended in disaster, all the governors and captains had lacked the gift of perseverance or had been early drawn into other adventures, wholly disposed, in the language of Captain John White, "to seek after purchase and spoils," and but for the energy and persistence of Captain Smith the expedition of 1606 might have had no better fate.

Jamestowne with her wild traine she as freely frequented, as her father's habitation: and during the time of two or three yeares, she next under God, was still the instrument to preserve this Colonie from death, famine and utter confusion, which if in those times had once beene dissolved, Virginia might have laine as it was at our first arrivall to this day.

Since then, this buisinesse having been turned and varied by many accidents from that I left it at: it is most certaine, after a long and troublesome warre after my departure, betwixt her father and our Colonie, all which time shee was not heard of, about two yeeres longer, the Colonie by that meanes was releived, peace concluded, and at last rejecting her barbarous condition, was maried to an English Gentleman, with whom at this present she is in England.

I coloni ritornano a casa, le colonie vengono abbandonate e si estinguono.

Ma pen­sò nervosamente alle colonie di Marte, fondate tante e tante volte, e sempre abbandonate.