(anatomy) Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the rectum. (Because the colon is the largest part of the large intestine (constituting most of it), it is often treated as synonymous therewith in broad or casual usage.)

(obsolete) A husbandman. / A European colonial settler, especially in a French colony.

The punctuation mark ":". / (rare) The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).

A peasant, in Ancient Rome, who was legally tied to the land, but could not be bought or sold

Alternative form of colon (“husbandman”)

A surname.

plural of colonate

(obsolete) Colitis.

present participle of colonize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of colonize