the subject territories formerly in the British Empire
2. US history
the 13 states forming the original United States of America when they declared their independence (1776). These were Connecticut, North and South Carolina, Delaware, Georgia, New Hampshire, New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, and New Jersey
All related terms of 'Colonies'
colony
A colony is a country which is controlled by a more powerful country.
charter colony
a colony , such as Virginia or Massachusetts , created by royal charter under the control of an individual, trading company, etc, and exempt from interference by the Crown
crown colony
a British colony whose administration and legislature is controlled by the Crown
leper colony
a place where people who have leprosy live in quarantine
nudist colony
a place where group of nudists live together separated from the rest of the community
penal colony
a colony used or designated as a place of punishment
penal settlement
a colony used or designated as a place of punishment
royal colony
a colony ruled or administered by officials appointed by and responsible to the reigning sovereign of the parent state
proprietary colony
any of various colonies , granted by the Crown in the 17th century to a person or group of people with full governing rights