colony

Plural

colonies

1. 1.A geographical area under the remote control of a country; especially to extract resources or exploit labor from that area.

   • Bermuda is a crown colony of Great Britain.
   • Much of the eastern United States was formerly a British colony; other areas were French, Spanish, Dutch, or Swedish colonies.

2. 2.A group of people who settle an area and maintain ties to their country of origin.

   • The Amana Colonies in Iowa were settled by people from Germany.
   • The question of ecclesiastical jurisdiction had to be answered before the colony sailed for East Florida.

3. 3.A group of people with similar interests, occupations, or characteristics, living in a particular area; the area such people occupy.

4. 4.A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association.

   • In the small hours came the fetid smell of a flying-fox colony.

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• settlement