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  2. A colony is a group of people from one country who build a settlement in another territory, or land. They claim the new land for the original country, and the original country keeps some control over the colony.

  3. definition 1: a place where a group of people come to settle which is under the control of their home country. America was a colony of England before it became independent.

  4. The meaning of COLONY is an area over which a foreign nation or state extends or maintains control; also : a group of people who establish residence in that area and who retain ties with the parent state.

  5. Jan 31, 2024 · A colony is a group of people who inhabit a foreign territory but maintain ties to their parent country. While the group of people can be considered a colony, so too can the territory itself. The 13 British colonies founded in North America during the 17th century are perhaps the most well-known colonies in the history of the United States.

  6. Oct 16, 2023 · A colony is a place controlled by another country. The metropolitan state is the country that owns the colony. Now the phrase Dependent territory is used instead of colony. A country which has many colonies is often called an empire. A colonist is a person from the metropolitan state who lives in a colony.

  7. A group of the same kind of animals, plants, or one-celled organisms living or growing together. Organisms live in colonies for their mutual benefit, and especially their protection. Multicellular organisms may have evolved out of colonies of unicellular organisms.

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