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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:
an
artists
' colony
a nudist colony
4
a
group
of
animals
,
insects
, or
plants
of the same
type
that live together:
Examples:
a colony of
ants
/
termites
/
bacteria
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
6
a
country
or
area
controlled
politically
by a more
powerful
country
7
A colony is also a
group
of people with a
shared
interest
or job who live together:
Examples:
an
artists
’ colony
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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