colony
[noun]
Synonyms: settlement, community, dependency, dominion, outpost, possession, province, satellite state, territory

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col‧o‧ny /ˈkɒləni $ ˈkɑː-/ noun (plural colonies) [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: colonie, from Latin colonia, from colonus 'farmer, someone who develops a new place', from colere 'to prepare land for crops']

1. a country or area that is under the political control of a more powerful country, usually one that is far away ⇒ colonial, colonize:
Algeria was formerly a French colony. ⇒ crown colony

2. one of the 13 areas of land on the east coast of North America that later became the United States

3. a group of people who are similar in some way and who live together, or the place where they live:
an artists’ colony
a leper colony

4. a group of animals or plants of the same type that are living or growing together:
a seal colony
breeding colonies of rare birds

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

colony
noun
I. country ruled by another country
ADJ. overseas Britain's overseas colonies
self-governing | penal, plantation
VERB + COLONY establish Settlers established a new colony in the early 18th century.
PREP. in a/the ~

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

colony
II. group of animals/plants
ADJ. huge, large, thriving | small | breeding | ant, bird, seal, etc. | coral
VERB + COLONY form Some of the insects will leave to form a new colony.
PREP. in a/the ~ The birds nest in huge colonies.
~ of a colony of ants

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