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Acadia a former French colony on the northeastern coast of Canada.
Aden a former British colony and protectorate, now part of Yemen. [1/2 definitions]
Aeolis an ancient Greek colony on the northwest coast of Asia Minor.
Algeria a North African country located between Morocco and Libya, formerly a French colony.
Bermuda a British colony comprising a group of islands southeast of North Carolina.
colonial of or pertaining to a territory ruled by a distant country; of or pertaining to a colony or colonies. [3/5 definitions]
colonist an inhabitant or member of a colony. [2 definitions]
colonize to create a colony of. [2/3 definitions]
crown colony a British colony administered by a governor appointed by the home government in London.
culture a colony of bacteria or other microscopic living matter, often produced for medical purposes or scientific experimentation. [1/8 definitions]
decolonization the process or act of freeing a colony or eliminating colonialism.
decolonize to set free (a colony or colonies) from colonial rule.
dependency something dependent or under the authority of another, esp. a colony or territory. [1/2 definitions]
dependent colony colony in which a majority native population is ruled by a small number of representatives from the controlling nation.
Gibraltar a British crown colony located on this peninsula. [1/3 definitions]
hive the colony of bees that lives in such a structure. [1/5 definitions]
Hobbamock member of the Wampanoag Indian tribe of North America who had a special status as a counselor to the tribe's chief, Chief Massasoit, and as an interpreter for English colonists living alongside the tribe in Plymouth Colony in the 1620s.
honey pot any of certain worker ants whose bodies store a honeylike food that will be used by the entire colony. [1/3 definitions]
Hong Kong a region of southeast China containing Hong Kong Island as well as many other islands and the adjacent mainland. Hong Kong was a British colony from the 1840s until 1997 when it was reverted to Chinese rule as a "Special Administrative Region." While it is a part of China and controlled by the Chinese government on all matters related to defense and foreign affairs, Hong Kong operates with a great deal of autonomy, with its own legal system, police force, immigration policy, and currency.
metropolitan of, pertaining to, or designating the mother state of a colony, territory, or the like. [1/7 definitions]
nabob a wealthy, influential, or prominent person, esp. one who made his fortune in India or another Eastern colony. [1/2 definitions]