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Collie or Colly may mean:
- Collie, a type of herding dog originating in Britain, the origin of many breeds and types, some of which are also called "collie":
- Australian Collie, a cross of Australian Sheepdog and Border Collie
- Bearded Collie, a hairy type of collie
- Border Collie, a collie type from the Border area of Scotland and Northern England, the most widespread herding dog
- Farm Collie, a landrace collie type
- German Collie or German Coolie, an Australian breed of herding dog probably derived from British collies
- Scotch Collie, a dog breed derived largely from collies, consisting of two types:
- Shetland Collie, the Shetland Sheepdog or Sheltie, a small pet breed derived partly from collies
- Welsh Collie or Welsh Sheepdog, a landrace herding dog from Wales
[edit] Places
- Collie, Western Australia, a town in Australia
- Collie River, a river in Western Australia
- Shire of Collie, a Local Government Area in the South West region of Western Australia
- Electoral district of Collie-Wellington, an Electoral district of Western Australia
- Mount Collie, a mountain in Yoho National Park, Canada
- Colli Euganei, the hills in the Veneto region of northern Italy
- Colli del Tronto, a municipality in the Province of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
- Colly Township, North Carolina, a district in North Carolina, USA
[edit] People
- Alexander Collie (1793–1835), Scottish surgeon and naturalist
- J. Norman Collie (1859–1942), British explorer and scientist
- Collie Smith (O'Neil Gordon Smith, 1933–1959), Jamaican cricketer
- Mark Collie (born 1956), American country singer/songwriter and actor
- Bruce Collie (born 1962), American football player
- "Colly", Paul Collingwood (born 1976), English cricketer
- Barnes Colly Ezeh (born 1979), Hong Kong football player originally from Nigeria
- "Collie", Colin Moran (born 1980), Gaelic footballer
- Collie Buddz (Colin Harper, born 1981), reggae and dancehall artist from Bermuda
- Zac Collie (born 1982), American football player
- Austin Collie (born 1985), college American football player
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