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Colony Definition
(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
(n)
a
group
of
animals
of
the
same
type
living
together
(n)
one
of
the
13
British
colonies
that
formed
the
original
states
of
the
United
States
(n)
a
geographical
area
politically
controlled
by
a
distant
country
(n) (
microbiology
)
a
group
of
organisms
grown
from
a
single
parent
cell
Colony Synonyms
colony
dependency
settlement
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