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colonies

8 definitions • 6 examples
1
a country or area controlled politically by a more powerful country that is often far away:

Examples:

Australia and New Zealand are former British colonies.
2
a group of people who live in a colony
3
a group of people with a shared interest or job who live together in a way that is separate from other people:

Examples:

a nudist colony
4
a group of animals, insects, or plants of the same type that live together:

Examples:

5
an area surrounded by fences or walls that contains a group of houses, for example houses that have been built by an employer for its workers
7
A colony is also a group of people with a shared interest or job who live together:

Examples:

an artistscolony
8
A colony is also a group of animals, insects, or plants of the same type that live together:

Examples:

an ant colony

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