Colony Meaning and Definition


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Colony meaning

Word: Colony

How to pronounce: ˈkɒlənɪ

Noun

Definitions:

1. A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.

Example sentences: "Japanese forces overran the French colony of Indo-China"

2. A group of people of one nationality or ethnic group living in a foreign city or country.

Example sentences: "The British colony in New York"

3. A community of animals or plants of one kind living close together or forming a physically connected structure.

Example sentences: "A colony of seals"


Synonyms:

community

settlement

plantation

rookery


Derivations:

colonization

colonial

colonizer

colonist

colonialism

colonizing

colonising

colonize

colonise


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Colony in Other Languages...

Spanish: Colonia

German: Kolonie

French: Colonie

Italian: Colonia

Turkish: Koloni


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