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  1. colony:


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Detailed Synonyms for colony in English

colony:

colony [the ~] noun

  1. the colony
    the colony; the settlement
  2. the colony
    – a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together 1
    the colony
    – a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together 1
  3. the colony
    – (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell 1
    the colony
    – (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell 1
  4. the 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 1
    the settlement; the 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 1
  5. the colony
    – a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country 1
    the colony; the dependency
    – a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country 1
  6. the colony
    – a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated 1
    the colony
    – a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated 1
    • colony [the ~] noun
      • a nudist colony1
      • an artists' colony1

colony

  1. colony

Related Words for "colony":

  • colonies

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Related Definitions for "colony":

  1. a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together1
  2. (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell1
  3. 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 government1
    • the American colony in Paris1
  4. a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country1
  5. a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated1
    • a nudist colony1
    • an artists' colony1

Related Synonyms for colony