Colony — synonyms, definition

1. colony (Noun)

13 synonyms

United States cluster colonial state community dependency hamlet homestead protectorate satellite settlement state territory village

6 definitions

colony (Noun) — One of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States.

colony (Noun) — 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. ex. "the American colony in Paris"

colony (Noun) — A group of organisms of the same type living or growing together.

colony (Noun) — A place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated. ex. "a nudist colony" ex. "an artists' colony"

colony (Noun) — A geographical area politically controlled by a distant country.

colony (Noun) — (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell.

9 types of

animal group biological group body geographic area geographic region geographical area geographical region place property

27 types

Calpe Cayman Islands Connecticut Crown Colony Delaware Demerara Georgia Gibraltar Massachusetts Massachusetts Bay Colony New Amsterdam New Hampshire New Jersey New Netherland New York North Carolina Pennsylvania Plymouth Colony Rhode Island Rock of Gibraltar • • •

2 parts

caste colonial

8 parts of

America U.S. U.S.A. USA United States United States of America the States us