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      colony
      noun
      A group of people who settle an area and maintain ties to their country of origin.
      A geographical area under the remote control of a country; especially to extract resources or exploit labor from that area.
      A group of people with similar interests, occupations, or characteristics, living in a particular area; the area such people occupy.
      (biology) A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association.
      (India) An apartment complex or neighborhood.
      A local group of Beaver Scouts.
      A potential new chapter of a fraternity or sorority awaiting official recognition from their headquarters.
      A place in the United States:
      A town in Cullman County, Arkansas.
      A township in Adams County, Iowa.
      A township in Delaware County, Iowa.
      A minor city in Anderson County, Kansas.
      A former township in Greeley County, Kansas.
      A neighbourhood in south-west Lexington, Kentucky.
      An unincorporated community and inactive township in Knox County, Missouri.
      A town in Washita County, Oklahoma.
      verb
      (obsolete, rare, transitive) To colonize.
      Roots
      colonuscolon- · Latin · settler, farmer
      Synonyms for colony
      settlementndependencyn
      Words related to colony
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