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| colony [ kólləni ] (plural colonies) |
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1. country ruled by another: a country or area that is ruled by another country
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2. settlement in America: one of the early settled areas in North America that formed the 13 founding states of the United States after independence
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often used in the plural
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3. group of colonists: the group of people who have gone to live in a colony
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4. group of similar people: a group of people of the same nationality or ethnic group, doing the same work, or living in the same circumstances, who reside together or near one another
  a colony of artists
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5. area where group lives: the area where a group of people with shared ethnicity, interests, or occupations lives, e.g. in a city
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6. group of animals or plants: a group of animals, insects, or organisms of the same kind that are living together and dependent on each other, or a group of plants growing in the same place
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7. mass of organisms: a localized mass or growth of organisms such as bacteria in or on a nutrient medium
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| [14th century. < Latin colonia 'farm, settlement' < colonus 'tiller' < colere 'cultivate'] |
