| 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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