Meanings
collie1
Collie2
proper nounCollie (countable and uncountable, plural Collies)
plural Collies
- countableuncountableA surname.
- countableuncountableA locality in the Gilgandra council area and the Warren council area, northern New South Wales, Australia.
- countableuncountableA town in the Shire of Collie in the South West region, Western Australia, named after the river.
- countableuncountableA local government area in this area of Western Australia; in full, the Shire of Collie.
- countableuncountableA river in the South West region, Western Australia, named after Alexander Collie.
Origin
Perhaps originally from coal, with reference to its colour; compare colly and collier. More at Wikipedia at collie § Name.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian коли
- коли (koli)group of dog breeds
Danish collie
- colliegroup of dog breeds
Esperanto skota ŝafhundo
- skota ŝafhundogroup of dog breeds
Finnish collie, skotlanninpaimenkoira
- colliegroup of dog breeds
- skotlanninpaimenkoiragroup of dog breeds
French colley
- colleygroup of dog breeds
German Collie
- Colliegroup of dog breeds
Greek κόλεϊ
- κόλεϊ (kóleï)group of dog breeds
Japanese コリー
- コリー (korī)group of dog breeds
Korean 콜리
- 콜리 (kolli)group of dog breeds
Polish owczarek szkocki
- owczarek szkockigroup of dog breeds
Russian ко́лли, шотла́ндская овча́рка
- ко́лли (kólli)group of dog breeds
- шотла́ндская овча́рка (šotlándskaja ovčárka)group of dog breeds
Scottish Gaelic coilidh
- coilidhgroup of dog breeds
Swedish collie
- colliegroup of dog breeds
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with collie
polyhollymollytrolleyjollypollydollywallyfollyvolleyprollylollymolytolleyAnatoliBollyRawleyStolidoughnut dollygrollyNollyStollyzolly
All rhymes →Sounds the same
Cite this entry
APA
collie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collie
MLA
“collie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collie. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “collie,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collie.
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