Definition
A place where coal or other minerals are mined, or the entire operation including buildings and equipment used in mining.
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman 'colerie,' derived from 'cole' (coal) with the '-ery' suffix meaning 'place of.' First documented in English around the 14th century as coal mining became industrialized.
Kelly Says
The word 'colliery' reveals how English borrowed French administrative terms for industrial operations—we didn't create new words from scratch, but adapted existing trade vocabulary when new industries emerged.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንዳ መንገድ
en-da men-ged
ARالعربية
مَجْمَعُ الْحِجَارَةِ
majmaʿ al-ḥijārah
BNবাংলা
কয়লা খনি
koi-la kh-ni
CSČeština
uhelný důl
u-hel-ny doo-l
DADansk
kulmine
kul-mi-ne
DEDeutsch
Kohlebergwerk
koh-leh-berg-verk
ELΕλληνικά
λιγνίτης
lig-ni-tis
FAفارسی
معدن زغال سنگ
ma-den za-ghal sang
FISuomi
hiilikaivos
hii-li-kai-vos
FRFrançais
collerie
ko-ler-ee
GUGU
કોલ ભઠ્ઠી
kol bhat-thi
HAHA
gidan kwal
gi-dan kwal
HEעברית
בורות פחם
bo-rot pa-ham
HIहिन्दी
कोल खदान
kol kha-dan
HUMagyar
szénbánya
sen-ba-nya
IDBahasa Indonesia
tambang batu bara
tam-bang ba-tu ba-ra
ITItaliano
collieria
kol-lee-ree-a
JA日本語
石炭鉱山
sek-tan-kou-zan
KMKM
កន្លង ថ្ម
kan-long th-m
KO한국어
석탄광산
seok-tan-gwang-san
MRMR
कोळसा खान
kol-sa kha-n
MSBahasa Melayu
tapak batu arang
ta-pak ba-tu a-rang
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေးမြေ
shway mye
NLNederlands
steenkoolmijn
steen-kool-mijn
NONorsk
kolgruve
kol-gru-ve
PAPA
ਕੋਇਲਾ ਖਣ
koi-la khan
PLPolski
kopalnia węgla
ko-pa-l-nia ven-gla
PTPortuguês
carbideira
kar-bi-de-i-ra
RORomână
mine de cărbune
mi-ne de kar-bu-ne
RUРусский
угольная шахта
ugo-lnaya shak-ta
SVSvenska
kolgruva
kol-gru-va
SWKiswahili
minyor ya makaa
min-yor ya ma-kaa
TAதமிழ்
பிளாட்டம்
pi-la-tta-m
TEతెలుగు
కోలు గొట్టం
ko-lu go-ttam
THไทย
เหมืองถ่านหิน
meuang than hin
TLTL
tambakan ng karbon
tam-ba-kan ng kar-bon
TRTürkçe
kömür ocağı
kom-ur o-ca-gi
UKУкраїнська
вугільна шахта
vu-hil-na shak-ta
URاردو
کول کاؤن
kool ka-oun
VITiếng Việt
mỏ than
mo than