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Quick definitions from WordNet (colony)
▸ noun: a group of animals of the same type living together
▸ noun: (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell
▸ noun: 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
▸ noun: a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
▸ noun: one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #74061)
▸ Also see colonys
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▸ noun: a group of animals of the same type living together
▸ noun: (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell
▸ noun: 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
▸ noun: a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
▸ noun: one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #74061)
▸ Also see colonys
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to colony
▸ Usage examples for colony
▸ Idioms related to colony (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing colony
▸ Words that often appear near colony
▸ Rhymes of colony
▸ Invented words related to colony