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.
the country or district settled or colonized: Many Western nations are former European colonies.
any people or territory separated from but subject to a ruling power.
the Colonies,those British colonies that formed the original 13 states of the United States: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
a number of people coming from the same country, or speaking the same language, residing in a foreign country or city, or a particular section of it; enclave: the Polish colony in Israel; the American colony in Paris.
any group of individuals having similar interests, occupations, etc., usually living in a particular locality; community: a colony of artists.
the district, quarter, or dwellings inhabited by any such number or group: The Greek island is now an artists' colony.
an aggregation of bacteria growing together as the descendants of a single cell.
Ecology. a group of organisms of the same kind living or growing in close association.
Britishthe subject territories formerly in the British Empire
UShistorythe 13 states forming the original United States of America when they declared their independence (1776). These were Connecticut, North and South Carolina, Delaware, Georgia, New Hampshire, New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, and New Jersey
colony
nounplural-nies
a body of people who settle in a country distant from their homeland but maintain ties with it
the community formed by such settlers
a subject territory occupied by a settlement from the ruling state
a community of people who form a national, racial, or cultural minorityan artists' colony; the American colony in London
the area itself
zoology
a group of the same type of animal or plant living or growing together, esp in large numbers
an interconnected group of polyps of a colonial organism
bacteriola group of bacteria, fungi, etc, derived from one or a few spores, esp when grown on a culture medium
Word Origin for colony
C16: from Latin colōnia, from colere to cultivate, inhabit
late 14c., "ancient Roman settlement outside Italy," from Latin colonia "settled land, farm, landed estate," from colonus "husbandman, tenant farmer, settler in new land," from colere "to inhabit, cultivate, frequent, practice, tend, guard, respect," from PIE root *kwel- "move around" (source of Latin -cola "inhabitant;" see cycle (n.)). Also used by the Romans to translate Greek apoikia "people from home." Modern application dates from 1540s.
A group of the same kind of animals, plants, or one-celled organisms living or growing together. Organisms live in colonies for their mutual benefit, and especially their protection. Multicellular organisms may have evolved out of colonies of unicellular organisms.
