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colony
1[ kol-uh-nee ]
noun
- a country or territory claimed and forcibly taken control of by a foreign power which sends its own people to settle there:
Many African nations are former European colonies.
- a group of people who leave their native country to form a settlement in a territory that their own government has claimed and forcibly taken control of:
The Spanish colony in Mexico was numerous, powerful, and rich.
- any people or territory separated from but subject to a ruling power.
- the Colonies, the British territories that formed the original 13 states of the United States: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
- a number of people coming from the same country or speaking the same language, residing in a foreign country or city or in a particular section of it; enclave:
There is a sizable Polish colony in Israel.
- any group of individuals having similar interests, occupations, etc., usually living in a particular locality; community:
After college she joined a colony of artists in Florence.
- the district, quarter, or dwellings inhabited by such a group:
The Greek island is now an artists' colony.
Synonyms: ,
- Microbiology. a collection or mass of bacteria growing together as the descendants of a single cell.
- Ecology. a group of organisms of the same kind living or growing in close association.
Colony
2[ kol-uh-nee ]
noun
- The, a city in NE Texas.
colony
/ ˈ°ìÉ’±ôÉ™²Ôɪ /
noun
- a body of people who settle in a country distant from their homeland but maintain ties with it
- the community formed by such settlers
- a subject territory occupied by a settlement from the ruling state
- a community of people who form a national, racial, or cultural minority
the American colony in London
an artists' colony
- the area itself
- zoology
- a group of the same type of animal or plant living or growing together, esp in large numbers
- an interconnected group of polyps of a colonial organism
- bacteriol a group of bacteria, fungi, etc, derived from one or a few spores, esp when grown on a culture medium
colony
/ °ìűô′ə-²Ôŧ /
- A group of the same kind of animals, plants, or one-celled organisms living or growing together. Organisms live in colonies for their mutual benefit, and especially their protection. Multicellular organisms may have evolved out of colonies of unicellular organisms.
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- ²õ±ð³¾Â·¾±Â·³¦´Ç±ô·´Ç·²Ô²â noun plural semicolonies
- ²õ³Ü²ú·³¦´Ç±ô·´Ç·²Ô²â noun plural subcolonies
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of colony1
Example Sentences
Algeria was once a prized French colony and fought a dogged war of independence eventually winning its sovereignty in 1962.
“You have one of the oldest art colonies around….â€
While there exist demographic categories for Caribbean people from former U.K. colonies, an accurate count of the Latin American population is hard to find.
When Sagne, who was an entomologist before retiring to the woods, compares the group to an ant colony, everyone appears to accept at face value the superficial aptitude of her analogy.
Azuka said she was "completely unaware" of his links to slavery, despite him being "a founding father of a slave colony".
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