Synonyms & related words for colonies

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of colonies. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to colonies

Explore words related to colonies — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include colonists, colonizer, colonizing, colonization, colonized, colonial, colonially, settlers. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does colonies come from?

The word colonies breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root colon-, from Latin colonus (“settler, farmer”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.