colony
col‧o‧ny /ˈkɒləni $ ˈkɑː-/
noun (plural colonies) [countable]
Algeria was formerly a French colony. ⇨ crown colony
2. one of the 13 areas of land on the east coast of North America that later became the United States
3. a group of people who are similar in some way and who live together, or the place where they live:
an artists’ colony
a leper colony
4. a group of animals or plants of the same type that are living or growing together:
a seal colony
breeding colonies of rare birds
col‧o‧ny /ˈkɒləni $ ˈkɑː-/
noun (plural colonies) [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: colonie, from Latin colonia, from colonus 'farmer, someone who develops a new place', from colere 'to prepare land for crops'
1. a country or area that is under the political control of a more powerful country, usually one that is far away ⇨ colonial, colonize:Language: Old French
Origin: colonie, from Latin colonia, from colonus 'farmer, someone who develops a new place', from colere 'to prepare land for crops'
2. one of the 13 areas of land on the east coast of North America that later became the United States
3. a group of people who are similar in some way and who live together, or the place where they live:
4. a group of animals or plants of the same type that are living or growing together: