NOUN | group | colony, settlement | a body of people who settle far from home / home / home but maintain ties with their homeland |
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group | colony | a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together | |
location | Colony | one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States | |
location | colony | a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated | |
location | colony, dependency | a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country | |
group | colony | (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell |
Sounds | kaa'lahniy | |
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Rhymes | abalone ... Zuni: 221 rhymes with niy... |
Meaning | A body of people who settle far from home / home / home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government. | |
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Example | "the American colony in Paris" | |
Synonym | settlement | |
Instances | Demerara | A former Dutch colony in South America |
Gibraltar, Rock of Gibraltar, Calpe | location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain | |
New Amsterdam | A settlement established by the Dutch near the mouth of Hudson River and the southern end of Manhattan Island | |
Plymouth Colony | Colony formed by the Pilgrims when they arrived at Plymouth Rock in 1620 | |
Members | colonial | A resident of a colony |
Narrower | Plantation | A newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America) |
frontier settlement, outpost | A settlement on the frontier of civilization | |
proprietary colony | A colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century) | |
Broader | body | A group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity |
Spanish | asentamiento, colonia, poblado | |
Catalan | colònia | |
Adjectives | colonial | of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony |
Nouns | colonist | a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country |
Verbs | colonize, colonise | settle as colonists or establish a colony (in) |
colonize, colonise | settle as a colony |
Meaning | A group of organisms of the same type living or growing together. | |
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Parts | caste | In some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony |
Broader | biological group | A group of plants or animals |
Spanish | colonia | |
Catalan | colònia | |
Adjectives | colonial | of animals who live in colonies, such as ants |
Meaning | One of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States. | |
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Instances | Connecticut | One of the British colonies that formed the United States |
Delaware | One of the British colonies that formed the United States | |
Georgia | One of the British colonies that formed the United States | |
Maryland | One of the British colonies that formed the United States | |
Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay Colony | One of the British colonies that formed the United States | |
New Hampshire | One of the British colonies that formed the United States | |
New Jersey | One of the British colonies that formed the United States | |
New York | One of the British colonies that formed the United States | |
North Carolina | One of the British colonies that formed the United States | |
Pennsylvania | One of the British colonies that formed the United States | |
Rhode Island | One of the British colonies that formed the United States | |
South Carolina | One of the British colonies that formed the United States | |
Virginia | One of the British colonies that formed the United States | |
Part of | United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean |
Broader | geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region | A demarcated area of the Earth |
Spanish | colonia | |
Adjectives | continental | of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War |
Nouns | colonist | a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country |
Meaning | A place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated. | |
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Broader | place, property | Any area set aside for a particular purpose |
Meaning | A geographical area politically controlled by a distant country. | |
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Synonym | dependency | |
Instances | Cayman Islands | A British colony in the Caribbean to the northwest of Jamaica |
New Netherland | A Dutch colony in North America along the Hudson and lower Delaware rivers although the colony centered in New Amsterdam | |
Narrower | Crown Colony | A British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor |
Broader | geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region | A demarcated area of the Earth |
Spanish | colonia, dominio, provincia, territorio | |
Catalan | colònia, domini, província | |
Adjectives | colonial | of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony |
Nouns | colonist | a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country |
Meaning | (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell. | |
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Category | microbiology | The branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans |
Broader | animal group | A group of animals |
Spanish | colonia |
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