colony
/ˈkɑləni/
noun
- A country or area that is controlled by another country and is settled by people from that country.
- Many European nations established colonies in Africa during the 19th century.
- The colony of Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in America.
- The British colony of India gained independence in 1947.
- A group of people who live together in a new place but are still connected to their home country.
- There is a large Chinese colony in this part of the city.
- A small colony of French artists settled in the village to paint the landscape.
- The space colony on Mars will need to be self-sufficient.
- A group of animals or plants of the same kind living or growing together.
- We discovered a large ant colony under the old tree.
- The coral colony stretches for miles beneath the ocean surface.
- A colony of penguins huddled together against the cold wind.
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