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col·o·ny
 colony
- pronunciation:
- ka
l
ni
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
colonies |
| definition 1: |
a place where a group of people come to settle which is under the control of their home country.
America was a colony of England before it became independent.- similar words:
- possession
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| definition 2: |
a group of people who come from the same country, or animals of the same type living closely together.
There is a colony of Japanese people living in Brazil.I built an ant farm so I could study a colony of ants at work.
- similar words:
- swarm
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| related words: |
culture, territory |
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