colony

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UK /ˈkɒl.ə.ni/ US /ˈkɔl.ə.ni/

noun 5name 5verb 1

Collocations

(noun.) country ruled by another country

ADJ

overseas

Many European countries established overseas colonies in Africa during the nineteenth century.

self-governing | penal, plantation

VERB + COLONY

establish

The British established colonies across Africa during the 1800s to expand their empire.

PREP

in a/the ~

(noun.) group of animals/plants

ADJ

huge, large, thriving | small | breeding | ant, bird, seal, etc. | coral

VERB + COLONY

form

When the queen bee dies, the workers may form a new colony elsewhere.

PREP

in a/the ~

Thousands of ants live together in a single colony beneath the garden.

~ of

A large colony of penguins lives on the ice in Antarctica.

Definitions

noun

A geographical area under the remote control of a country; especially to extract resources or exploit labor from that area.

Much of the eastern United States was formerly a British colony; other areas were French, Spanish, Dutch, or Swedish colonies.

Bermuda is a crown colony of Great Britain.

A group of people who settle an area and maintain ties to their country of origin.

a colony of British expats in Spain

The Amana Colonies in Iowa were settled by people from Germany.

A group of people with similar interests, occupations, or characteristics, living in a particular area; the area such people occupy.

a nudist colony; the statue was put up right in the middle of the artist colony

a leper colony on the outskirts of town; most buildings in the penal colony were made of concrete

A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association.

ant colony; coral colony

a colony of specialized polyps and medusoids

An apartment complex or neighborhood.

Our colony is quite small, but each apartment is large.

verb

To colonize.

Such black Attendants Colonied thy Cell, / But for thy Preſence, Car’sbrook had been Hell.

The noble Island (which was colonied [translating habitavam] / Sometime by Tyrians) was not wanting here, / Who, on their Banners in thoſe days of yore / The famous Pillars of Alcides bore.

name

A place in the United States:

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties

settlement

noun — a geographical area politically controlled by a distant coun

dependency

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

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Much of the eastern United States was formerly a British colony; other areas were French, Spanish, Dutch, or Swedish colonies.

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Bermuda is a crown colony of Great Britain.

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And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforeſaid, That in every Town in the Colony, where Bread is Baken for Sale, there ſhall be Choſen one Clerk of the Market, or more, as each Town ſhall find n

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Such black Attendants Colonied thy Cell, / But for thy Preſence, Car’sbrook had been Hell.

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The noble Island (which was colonied [translating habitavam] / Sometime by Tyrians) was not wanting here, / Who, on their Banners in thoſe days of yore / The famous Pillars of Alcides bore.

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The emperor meant rather to ſignify, by the altar and ſacrifice, that the old religion was aboliſhed in this province, which he had colonied with new inhabitants.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, colony is marked as obsolete, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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