# Colon

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{{Wiktionary|colon}}
'''Colon''' commonly refers to:

* [Colon (punctuation)](/source/Colon_(punctuation)) (:), a punctuation mark
* [Colon (anatomy)](/source/Colon_(anatomy)), a major part of the large intestine
** Common inaccurate term for the entire [large intestine](/source/large_intestine)

'''Colon''' may also refer to:
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==Places==
* [Colon, Michigan](/source/Colon%2C_Michigan), US
* [Colon, Nebraska](/source/Colon%2C_Nebraska), US
* [Colon, North Carolina](/source/Colon%2C_North_Carolina), US
* [Colon Township, Michigan](/source/Colon_Township%2C_Michigan), US
* [Kowloon](/source/Kowloon), Hong Kong, spelled "Colon" in older books
* [Colón Department (Honduras)](/source/Col%C3%B3n_Department_(Honduras)), department of Honduras
* [Colón, Panama](/source/Col%C3%B3n%2C_Panama) in:
** [Colón Province](/source/Col%C3%B3n_Province), Panama
* [Colón, Putumayo](/source/Col%C3%B3n%2C_Putumayo) in Colombia
* [Colón, Cuba](/source/Col%C3%B3n%2C_Cuba) in Cuba
* [Colón, Venezuela](/source/Col%C3%B3n%2C_Venezuela) in Venezuela
* [Colon Street](/source/Colon_Street), Cebu City, Philippines

==People and fictional characters==
* [Colon (singer)](/source/Colon_(singer)), Japanese singer
* [Colón (surname)](/source/Col%C3%B3n_(surname))
* Colons, another term for ''[Pieds-Noirs](/source/Pieds-Noirs)'' (European settlers in French Algeria)
* [Augie Colon](/source/Augie_Colon) (1927–2004), American musician
* Chris Colon, American musician and member of Beatles tributes [The Fab Four](/source/The_Fab_Four_(tribute)) and [1964 the Tribute](/source/1964_the_Tribute)
* [Delfin Colon](/source/Delfin_Colon) (born 1969), American baseball umpire
* [Evelyn Colon](/source/Murder_of_Evelyn_Colon) (1961–1976), formerly unidentified American murder victim
* [Filiberto Colon](/source/Filiberto_Colon) (born 1964), Puerto Rican Olympic swimmer
* [Fred Colon](/source/Fred_Colon), a fictional character in the ''Discworld'' universe
* [Gilles Colon](/source/Gilles_Colon) (born 1981), Haitian Canadian football player
* [Gisela Colon](/source/Gisela_Colon) (born 1966), American artist
* [Harry Colon](/source/Harry_Colon) (born 1969), American football player
* [Jacques Colon](/source/Jacques_Colon) (born 1944), Belgian Olympic sports shooter
* [Javier Colon](/source/Javier_Colon) (born 1978), American singer-songwriter
* [Johnny Colon](/source/Johnny_Colon), American salsa musician
* [José Antonio Colon](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Antonio_Colon) (born 1948), Puerto Rican Olympic boxer
* [José María Colon](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Colon) (born 1947), Spanish Olympic canoer
* [Luis Diaz Colon](/source/Luis_Diaz_Colon) (born 1952), Puerto Rican politician, mayor of Yabucoa 1993–1997
* [Tai Verdes](/source/Tai_Verdes), stage name of American singer-songwriter Tyler Colon (born 1995)
* [Trystan Colon](/source/Trystan_Colon) (born 1998), American football player
* [Victor Colon](/source/Victor_Colon) (born 1972), Puerto Rican Olympic gymnast
* [Willie Colon (American football)](/source/Willie_Colon_(American_football)) (born 1983), American football player

==Other uses==
* [Colon (letter)](/source/Colon_(letter)), a colon-like character used as an alphabetic letter
* [Colon (rhetoric)](/source/Colon_(rhetoric)), a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete
* [Colon (CONFIG.SYS directive)](/source/Colon_(CONFIG.SYS_directive)), usage of :label in DR DOS configuration files 
* [''Colon'' (beetle)](/source/Colon_(beetle)), a genus of beetles in the family Leiodidae
* [Colon (grape)](/source/Colon_(grape)), a French wine grape
* [Colon classification](/source/Colon_classification), a library classification system
* [Costa Rican colón](/source/Costa_Rican_col%C3%B3n), currency of Costa Rica

==See also==
* [Colón (disambiguation)](/source/Col%C3%B3n_(disambiguation))
* [Cologne (disambiguation)](/source/Cologne_(disambiguation))
* [Colonus (person)](/source/Colonus_(person)) (in Ancient Rome)
* [Columbus (disambiguation)](/source/Columbus_(disambiguation))
* [Column (disambiguation)](/source/Column_(disambiguation))
* [Isocolon](/source/Isocolon)
* [Kolon (disambiguation)](/source/Kolon_(disambiguation))
* [Koron (disambiguation)](/source/Koron_(disambiguation))
* [The Colóns (disambiguation)](/source/The_Col%C3%B3ns_(disambiguation))

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