colony
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/ˈkɒl.əni/
English
Definitions
noun
- A governmental unit created on land of another country owned by colonists from a country.
- A settlement of emigrants who move to a new place, but remain culturally tied to their place of origin
- Region or governmental unit created by another country and generally ruled by another country.“Bermuda is a crown colony of Great Britain.”
- An apartment complex or neighborhood.“Our colony is quite small, but each apartment is large.”
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Synonyms
provinceterritorymandatesettlementdominionterritorial dominioncolonizationcolonialcolonialismcommunitytribeinstitutionsettlerclanformingdependency