Plymouth Colony

American  

noun

1. the colony established in SE Massachusetts by the Pilgrims in 1620.

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Plymouth Colony British  

noun

1. the Puritan colony founded by the Pilgrim Fathers in SE Massachusetts (1620) See also Mayflower

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Plymouth Colony Cultural  

1. The colony established in what is now eastern Massachusetts by the Pilgrims in 1620.

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Plymouth Colony

The Plymouth Colony, Mr. Reynolds writes, stood out to later Americans as “a beacon of democratic experimentation and egalitarianism.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

Conover said the arboretum is home to many beautiful native plants, including an enormous white oak that was a sapling when the Mayflower dropped anchor in Plymouth Colony.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 1, 2023

Andrews’s lineage runs back to William Bradford, governor of Plymouth Colony in the 17th century.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2023

Pearl has not unearthed any facts that have not been previously reported in many studies of the Plymouth Colony.

From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2021

“That’s John Chiltington and his wife, Elinor. They came to Plymouth Colony on the Mayflower. Can we move on to Andrew’s family? Please?”

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein