colony

col|o|ny [ˈkɔləni US ˈka:-] n plural colonies

[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: colonie, from Latin colonia, from colonus 'farmer, someone who develops a new place', from colere 'to prepare land for crops']

1.) a country or area that is under the political control of a more powerful country, usually one that is far away

→↑colonial, colonize ↑colonize

▪ Algeria was formerly a French colony.

→↑crown colony

2.) one of the 13 areas of land on the east coast of North America that later became the United States

▪ Connecticut was one of the original colonies.

3.) a group of people who are similar in some way and who live together, or the place where they live

▪ an artists' colony

▪ a leper colony

4.) a group of animals or plants of the same type that are living or growing together

▪ a seal colony

▪ breeding colonies of rare birds