colony

col·o·ny

 (kŏl′ə-nē)

n. pl. col·o·nies

1.

a. A group of emigrants or their descendants who settle in a distant territory but remain subject to or closely associated with the parent country.

b. A territory thus settled.

2. A region politically controlled by a distant country; a dependency.

3.

a. A group of people with the same interests or ethnic origin concentrated in a particular area: the American colony in Paris.

b. The area occupied by such a group.

4. Colonies The British colonies that became the original 13 states of the United States.

5. A group of people who have been institutionalized in a relatively remote area: an island penal colony.

6. A group of the same kind of animals, plants, or one-celled organisms living or growing together.

7. A visible growth of microorganisms, usually in a solid or semisolid nutrient medium.

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[Middle English colonie, from Latin colōnia, from colōnus, settler, from colere, to cultivate; see k^wel- in Indo-European roots.]

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colony

(ˈkɒlənɪ)

n, pl -nies

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a body of people who settle in a country distant from their homeland but maintain ties with it

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the community formed by such settlers

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a subject territory occupied by a settlement from the ruling state

4.

a. a community of people who form a national, racial, or cultural minority: an artists' colony; the American colony in London.

b. the area itself

5. (Biology) zoology

a. a group of the same type of animal or plant living or growing together, esp in large numbers

b. an interconnected group of polyps of a colonial organism

6. (Microbiology) bacteriol a group of bacteria, fungi, etc, derived from one or a few spores, esp when grown on a culture medium

[C16: from Latin colōnia, from colere to cultivate, inhabit]

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col•o•ny

(ˈkɒl ə ni)

n., pl. -nies.

1. a group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation.

2. the country or district so settled.

3. any people or territory separated from but subject to a ruling power.

4. the Colonies, those British colonies that formed the original 13 states of the United States.

5. a group of individuals having the same national origin or similar interests, occupations, etc., living in a particular locality: a colony of artists.

6. a group of people forced to live isolated from society, as because of disease or criminal behavior.

7. the place or dwellings inhabited by such a group.

8. an aggregation of bacteria growing together as the descendants of a single cell.

9. a group of organisms of the same kind living or growing in close association.

[1350–1400; Middle English colonie (< Middle French) < Latin colōnia <colōn(us) farmer <colere to inhabit, cultivate]

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col·o·ny

(kŏl′ə-nē)

A group of the same kind of animals, plants, or one-celled organisms living or growing together: a colony of ants; a colony of bacteria.

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Colony

 a group of people transported to another place or part of the world; a collection of people associated with a craft, occupation, decorative art, etc.; a number of animals or plants in a group. See also community.

Examples: colony of ants—Lipton, 1970; of artists; of auks [on land]; of avocets; of badgers; of bats; of bees, 1713; of beggars, 1737; of chinchilla; of cormorants; of frogs; of gulls; of ibises; of lepers; of mice; of monks, 1844; of musicians, 1711; of penguins; of sparrows, 1840; of voles; of vampires.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	colony - a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government; "the American colony in Paris" settlement body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body" frontier settlement, outpost - a settlement on the frontier of civilization Plantation - a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America); "the practice of sending convicted criminals to serve on the Plantations was common in the 17th century" proprietary colony - a colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century) colonial - a resident of a colony
	2.	colony - a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together biological group - a group of plants or animals caste - in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony
	3.	Colony - one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
	4.	colony - a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated; "a nudist colony"; "an artists' colony" place, property - any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"
	5.	colony - a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country dependency Crown Colony - a British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth
	6.	colony - (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell microbiology - the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans animal group - a group of animals

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colony

noun settlement, territory, province, possession, dependency, outpost, dominion, satellite state, community Cyprus, a former British colony, gained independence in 1960.

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colony

noun

An area subject to rule by an outside power:

dependency, possession, province, territory.

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Translations

جَماعَهمَجْموعَة حَيوانات أو طُيورمُسْتَعْمَرَه

kolonie

koloni

Kolonie

αποικία

colonia

siirtomaayhdyskuntayhteiskunta

colonie

kolóniagyarmat

nÿlendasambúsambú, sambÿli, kommúna

coloniacolonialecolonialismocolonialistacolonizzare

colonia

kolonialistaskolonialistiniskolonializmaskolonijakolonijinis

grupējumskolonija

kolonie

kolonifellesskap

kolonia

colônia

колония

kolónia

kolonija

koloni

grupkolonisömürgetopluluk

thuộc địa

有同类兴趣的一群人殖民地集群

colony

[ˈkɒlənɪ] N (colonies (pl)) → colonia f

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colony

[ˈkɒləni] n

(= country) → colonie f

[birds, insects, animals] → colonie f

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colony

n → Kolonie f

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colony

[ˈkɒlənɪ] n → colonia

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colony

(ˈkoləni) – plural ˈcolonies – noun

1. (a group of people who form) a settlement in one country etc which is under the rule of another country. France used to have many colonies in Africa. kolonie مُسْتَعْمَرَه колония colônia kolonie die Kolonie koloni αποικίαcolonia asundus, asumaa مستعمره siirtokunta colonieמושבה उपनिवेश kolonija, naseobina gyarmat koloni nÿlenda colonia 植民地 식민지 kolonija kolonija koloni koloniekolonikolonia مستعمره، يوه ډله خلك چه بل وصن ته وليږدى خو بيا هم دخپل اصلى رطن متابعت ساتى: هغه مځكه چه دغه ډول ډله پكښى ميشته وى colónia colonie колония kolónia kolonija kolonija koloni ประชาชนในอาณานิคม sömürge, koloni 殖民地 колонія; поселення نو آبادی thuộc địa 殖民地

2. a group of people having the same interests, living close together. a colony of artists. nedersetting جَماعَه хора с еднакви интереси, живеещи заедно colônia kolonie die Kolonie koloni παροικίαcolonia koloonia گروهی از مردم که دارای ویژگی مشترکی باشند yhdyskunta colonieקהילה एक तरह के व्यवसाय के लोगों की बस्ती kolonija, naseobina kolónia kelompok sambú, sambÿli, kommúna colonia, comunità 集中居住地 마을 grupė, sambūris grupējums koloni koloniekoloni, fellesskapkolonia, grupa د خلكو يوه ډله چې مشتركى ځانګړتياوى ولرى colónia colo­­nie посёлок kolónia kolonija kolonija koloni กลุ่มคนที่สนใจเรื่องเดียวกัน topluluk, koloni 因有志一同而群居的一群人 селище مشترکہ دلچسپی رکھنے والے افراد nhóm người cùng nghề 有同类兴趣的一群人

3. a collection of animals, birds etc, of one type, living together. a colony of gulls. groep مَجْموعَة حَيوانات أو طُيور биол. колония colônia kolonie die Kolonie koloni αποικία ζώων ή πουλιών colonia koloonia گله yhdyskunta colonieמושבה एक तरह के पशु-पक्षियों की बस्ती, वृंद kolonija kolónia kawanan sambú colonia 集団生息地 군락 kolonija kolonija koloni koloniekolonikolonia ړمه colónia colonie колония; семья kolónia jata skupina koloni, samhälle กลุ่มของสัตว์ที่อาศัยอยู่ร่วมกัน grup 群，群落 колонія جانوروں یا پرندوں کا مجموعہ đàn 集群

coˈlonial (-ˈlou-) adjective

Britain was formerly a colonial power. koloniaal اسْتِعْماري колониален colonial koloniální Kolonial-... kolonial; koloni- αποικιακόςcolonial koloniaal- استعماری siirtomaa- colonialקולוניאלי औपनिवेशिक, औपनिवेशिक से संबंधित kolonijalan gyarmati kolonial nÿlendu- coloniale 植民地の 식민지의 kolonijinis koloniāls kolonial koloniaalkoloni-kolonialny مسعمراتى: استعمارى colonial colonial колониальная koloniálny kolonialen kolonijalan kolonial เกี่ยวกับอาณานิคม sömürgeci 殖民地的 колоніальний استعماری ، نو آباد کاری thực dân 殖民地的

coˈlonialism noun

kolonialisme اسْتِعْمار колониализъм colonialismo kolonialismus der Kolonialismus kolonialisme αποικιοκρατίαcolonialismo kolonialism استعمارگری kolonialismi colonialisme קוֹלוֹניָאלִיזם उपनिवेशवाद kolonijalizam gyarmati élet/rendszer kolonialisme nÿlendustefna colonialismo 植民地主義 식민주의 kolonializmas koloniālisms kolonial kolonialismekolonialisme kolonializm دمستعمر اتو او سيدونكى colonialismo colonialism колониализм kolonializmus kolonializem kolonijalizm kolonialism การล่าอาณานิคม sömürgecilik 殖民主義 колоніалізм استعماریت chủ nghĩa thực dân 殖民主义

coˈlonialist noun

and adjective. kolonialis مُستَعْمِر колонизатор colonialista zastánce kolonialismu; kolonialistický der/die Kolonialist(in) kolonialist; kolonialistisk αποικιοκράτης, αποικιοκρατικός colonialista kolonialist استعمار گر kolonialisti colonialiste מִתייָשֵב בְּמוֹשָבָה קוֹלוֹניָאלִית उपनिवेशवादी kolonijalist gyarmatosító kolonialis stuðningsmaður nÿlendustefnu 植民地の住民 식민주의자 kolonialistas; kolonialistinis koloniālists; kolonizētāju- penjajah kolonialist, kolonialistischkolonialist kolonialista, kolonizator(ski) مستعمر colonialista colonialist колонизатор; колонизаторскии kolonialista; kolonialistický kolonialist, -ičen kolonijalista kolonialist ผู้ล่าอาณานิคม sömürgeci 殖民主義者(的) колоніаліст نوآبادکار người theo chủ nghĩa thực dân 殖民主义者（的）

ˈcolonize, ˈcolonise verb

to establish a colony in (a place). The English colonized New England in 1620. koloniserend يَسْتَعْمِر колонизирам colonizar kolonizovat, osídlit besiedeln kolonisere αποικίζωcolonizar koloniseerima, asustama مستعمرۀ خود کردن perustaa siirtokunta coloniser לְהִתייָשֵב उपनिवेश करना kolonizirati, naseliti gyarmatosít menderikan koloni gera að nÿlendu colonizzare 植民する 식민지화하다 kolonizuoti kolonizēt menjajah koloniserenkoloniserekolonizować مستعمره كول colonizar a coloniza колонизировать kolonizovať kolonizirati kolonizovati kolonisera บุกเบิกอาณานิคม sömürgeleştirmek 將(某地)變成殖民地 колонізувати آباد کاری کرنا chiếm làm thuộc địa 开拓殖民地于（某地区）

ˈcolonist noun

kolonis مُستَعْمِر، مُستَوْطِن заселник colono osadník, kolonista der/die Ansiedler(in) kolonist; nybygger άποικοςcolono kolonist, asunik مستعمره نشین uudisasukas colon מִתייָשֵב उपनिवेशक naseljenik gyarmatos pendiri koloni landnemi; nÿlendubúi colono 入植者 식민지 주민, 해외 이주자 kolonistas kolonists penjajah kolonistnybygger, kolonistosadnik دمستعمر اتو او سيدونكى colono colonist колонист osadník kolonist naseljenik kolonist, nybyggare ผู้ที่ไปอาศัยในอาณานิคม sömürgeci, sömürgede oturan kimse 殖民者 колоніст, поселенець آباد کار tên thực dân 殖民者

ˌcoloniˈzation, ˌcoloniˈsation noun

kolonisasie اسْتِعْمار، إسْتيطان заселване colonização kolonizace, osídlování die Besiedlung kolonisering αποικισμόςcolonización kolonisatsioon, asustamine مستعمره سازی kolonisaatio colonisation הִתיָשבוּת उपनिवेशीकरण kolonizacija, naseljavanje gyarmatosítás kolonisasi stofnun nÿlendu colonizzazione 植民地化 식민지화 kolonizacija kolonizācija penjajahan kolonisatiekolonisering kolonizacja مستعمره جورونکی colonização coloni­zare колонизация kolonizácia kolonizacija kolonizacija kolonisation, kolonisering การสร้างอาณานิคม sömürgeleş(tir)mek 殖民化 колонізація آباد کاری sự chiếm làm thuộc địa 殖民地的开拓

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col·o·ny

n. colonia, cultivo de bacterias derivadas del mismo organismo.

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