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colony
colony
/ˈkɑːləni/
noun
(
)
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
(
colony
,
settlement
)
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
The American colony in Paris
the American colony in Paris
(
)
A group of organisms of the same type living or growing together
(
colony
)
a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together
(microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell
(
colony
)
(microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell
A geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
(
colony
,
dependency
)
a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
A place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated
(
colony
)
a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated
A nudist colony
a nudist colony
An artists' colony
an artists' colony
Colony
One of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
(
Colony
)
one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
Virginia was one of the 13 Colonies that later became the original states of the United States.
Virginia was one of the 13 Colonies that later became the original states of the United States.
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