Canadian English Meaning of colony
colony
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Definitions and Meaning of colony in English
colony (n)
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
a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together
one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated
a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
(microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell
colony (n.)
A cell family or group of common origin, mostly of unicellular organisms, esp. among the lower algae. They may adhere in chains or groups, or be held together by a gelatinous envelope.
A cluster or aggregation of zooids of any compound animal, as in the corals, hydroids, certain tunicates, etc.
A community of social insects, as ants, bees, etc.
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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 th
Outpost,Plantation,Camp,diaspora,dwelling,Protectorate,Territory,dependency,Exclave,mandate
No antonyms found.
colonoscopy => Colonoscopy, colonoscope => Colonoscope, colonnaded => Colonnaded, colonnade => Colonnade, colonizer => colonizer,
