colony

noun

col·o·ny ˈkä-lə-nē How to pronounce colony (audio)

plural colonies

: an area over which a foreign nation or state extends or maintains control

a former colony

"British America" in 1776 signified not only the thirteen colonies and [the historical region called] the Floridas, but also Canada, Nova Scotia, and Britain's Caribbean colonies …

Linda Colley

also : a group of people who establish residence in that area and who retain ties with the parent state

members of Plymouth colony

: a group of people who settle together in a new place

… building an ecosystem from scratch on Mars that can provide food, water and oxygen to support a colony is no small task.

Eric Mack

also : the land or buildings used by such a group

… suggested … the possibility that crops grown inside the [theoretical Mars] colony would produce suffocating levels of oxygen.

Scott Dance

: a distinguishable localized population of a species or type of organism

a colony of termites/ants

The birds [black skimmers] generally nest in colonies along beaches, with the largest colony in Florida residing on Marco Island.

Karl Schneider

: a circumscribed mass of microorganisms usually growing in or on a solid medium

colonies of bacteria

: the aggregation of zooids of a compound animal (such as a coral or bryozoan)

A new coral colony is begun when a planula settles down on a reef, attaches itself there, and forms the first polyp, from which others bud.

Joseph E. Neigel and John C. Avise

: a group of individuals or things with common characteristics or interests living in close association

an artist colony

a nudist colony

also : the land or buildings used by such a group

: a group of persons institutionalized away from others

a leper colony

a penal colony

also : the land or buildings used by such a group

Example Sentences

Massachusetts was one of the original 13 British colonies that later became the United States. a former French colony in Africa

Recent Examples on the Web Hong Kong dollars issued after Britain handed its colony back to Beijing in 1997 feature Chinese dragons and skyscrapers on the Asian financial center's skyline.

Kelvin Chan, ajc, 10 Sep. 2022 Hong Kong dollars issued after Britain handed its colony back to Beijing in 1997 feature Chinese dragons and skyscrapers on the Asian financial center's skyline.

Kelvin Chan, Chron, 10 Sep. 2022 Just to the east, on Tyson Street, a group of do-it-yourself home renovators were establishing their own colony.

Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 3 Sep. 2022 Thanks to Porter, Baumgartner was able to conjure the lives of the Black Seminoles and the runaways in their colony.

Scott Dalton, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2022 Many of her contemporaries moved there in the past year, after Britain eased immigration rules for residents of its former colony in response to tighter national security rules in Hong Kong.

Natasha Khan, WSJ, 29 June 2022 Buzz undertakes hyperspeed test flights to figure out how to get their ship home, and each four-minute trip equals four years on their space colony.

Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 June 2022 For the first time since our colony’s founding in 1663, the public’s right to the shore had been significantly curtailed.

Sean Lyness, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2022 Reed is seen publicly for the first time in months in a court appearance via video link from his prison colony for an appeals hearing.

Conor Finnegan, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2022 See More

colony

noun

as in plantation

a settlement in a new country or region the early history of New York City when it was a Dutch colony

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plantation
outpost
territory
protectorate
camp
diaspora
habitation
dependency
mandate
possession
post
exclave

as in community

a group of people with a common interest living in one place New Hampshire's MacDowell colony was founded as a summer residence for writers and composers

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单词	colony
释义	colony noun col·o·ny ˈkä-lə-nē plural colonies 1 : an area over which a foreign nation or state extends or maintains control a former colony "British America" in 1776 signified not only the thirteen colonies and [the historical region called] the Floridas, but also Canada, Nova Scotia, and Britain's Caribbean colonies … Linda Colley also : a group of people who establish residence in that area and who retain ties with the parent state members of Plymouth colony 2 : a group of people who settle together in a new place … building an ecosystem from scratch on Mars that can provide food, water and oxygen to support a colony is no small task. Eric Mack also : the land or buildings used by such a group … suggested … the possibility that crops grown inside the [theoretical Mars] colony would produce suffocating levels of oxygen. Scott Dance 3 : a distinguishable localized population of a species or type of organism a colony of termites/ants The birds [black skimmers] generally nest in colonies along beaches, with the largest colony in Florida residing on Marco Island. Karl Schneider 4 a : a circumscribed mass of microorganisms usually growing in or on a solid medium colonies of bacteria b : the aggregation of zooids of a compound animal (such as a coral or bryozoan) A new coral colony is begun when a planula settles down on a reef, attaches itself there, and forms the first polyp, from which others bud. Joseph E. Neigel and John C. Avise 5 : a group of individuals or things with common characteristics or interests living in close association an artist colony a nudist colony also : the land or buildings used by such a group 6 : a group of persons institutionalized away from others a leper colony a penal colony also : the land or buildings used by such a group Synonyms plantation See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Massachusetts was one of the original 13 British colonies that later became the United States. a former French colony in Africa Recent Examples on the Web Hong Kong dollars issued after Britain handed its colony back to Beijing in 1997 feature Chinese dragons and skyscrapers on the Asian financial center's skyline. Kelvin Chan, ajc, 10 Sep. 2022 Hong Kong dollars issued after Britain handed its colony back to Beijing in 1997 feature Chinese dragons and skyscrapers on the Asian financial center's skyline. Kelvin Chan, Chron, 10 Sep. 2022 Just to the east, on Tyson Street, a group of do-it-yourself home renovators were establishing their own colony. Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 3 Sep. 2022 Thanks to Porter, Baumgartner was able to conjure the lives of the Black Seminoles and the runaways in their colony. Scott Dalton, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2022 Many of her contemporaries moved there in the past year, after Britain eased immigration rules for residents of its former colony in response to tighter national security rules in Hong Kong. Natasha Khan, WSJ, 29 June 2022 Buzz undertakes hyperspeed test flights to figure out how to get their ship home, and each four-minute trip equals four years on their space colony. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 June 2022 For the first time since our colony’s founding in 1663, the public’s right to the shore had been significantly curtailed. Sean Lyness, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2022 Reed is seen publicly for the first time in months in a court appearance via video link from his prison colony for an appeals hearing. Conor Finnegan, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English colonie, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin colonia, from colonus farmer, colonist, from colere to cultivate — more at wheel First Known Use circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing colony colony collapse disorder colony-stimulating factor penal colony crown colony sub-colony colony collapse disorder colony-stimulating factor penal colony crown colony sub-colony Kids Definition colony noun col·o·ny ˈkä-lə-nē plural colonies 1 : a distant territory belonging to or under the control of a nation 2 : a group of people sent out by a government to a new territory 3 : a group of living things of one kind living together a colony of ants 4 : a group of people with common qualities or interests located in close association an art colony Medical Definition colony noun col·o·ny ˈkäl-ə-nē plural colonies : a circumscribed mass of microorganisms usually growing in or on a solid medium colony noun 1 as in plantation a settlement in a new country or region the early history of New York City when it was a Dutch colony Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance plantation outpost territory protectorate camp diaspora habitation dependency mandate possession post exclave 2 as in community a group of people with a common interest living in one place New Hampshire's MacDowell colony was founded as a summer residence for writers and composers Synonyms & Similar Words community society family company clique circle coterie troop band clan set
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