1. colony
noun. ['ˈkɑːləni'] a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government.
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- colony (English)
- colonia (Latin)
- colonus (Latin)
2. colony
noun. ['ˈkɑːləni'] a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together.
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- colony (English)
- colonia (Latin)
- colonus (Latin)
3. Colony
noun. one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States.
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4. colony
noun. ['ˈkɑːləni'] a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country.
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- colony (English)
- colonia (Latin)
- colonus (Latin)
5. colony
noun. ['ˈkɑːləni'] a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated.
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- colony (English)
- colonia (Latin)
- colonus (Latin)