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    Col·o·ny
    /ˈkälənē/

    noun

    • 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: "Japanese forces overran the French colony of Indo-China" Similar territorypossessionholdingdependency
    • 2. a group of people of one nationality or ethnic group living in a foreign city or country: "the British colony in New York" Similar populationcommunity
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  3. Learn the various meanings and uses of the word colony, from a group of people under foreign control to a population of organisms. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related articles.

  4. Learn the meaning of colony as a political, social, or biological group of people or organisms. See how to use colony in sentences and collocations with other words.

  5. Colony definition: a country or territory claimed and forcibly taken control of by a foreign power which sends its own people to settle there. See examples of COLONY used in a sentence.

  6. Learn the meaning of colony as a political, social or biological group of people or organisms. Find out how to use colony in sentences and phrases with examples from various sources.

  7. A colony is a group of people who settle in a new place but keep ties to their homeland. The people who founded the United States first came to America to live as part of a British colony.

  8. A colony is a group of people who settle in a distant territory but remain subject to or closely associated with the parent country, or a group of the same kind of animals, plants, or organisms living or growing together. See different definitions, synonyms, and translations of colony from various sources.

  9. Learn the meaning of colony as a country, an area, a group of people, or a group of plants or animals. See pictures, pronunciation, and usage notes for colony in different contexts.

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