Meaning & use
colony
A country or territory under the political control of another, more powerful country, often with settlers from that country.
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India was a British colony until it gained independence in 1947.
The colony's settlers built their first town near the coast for easy trade.
A note on using this word
Colony also describes a group of organisms living together, such as a colony of ants or colony of bacteria, a distinct biological sense.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A group of the same type of animal, plant, or microorganism living or growing together.
The beekeeper checked each colony for signs of disease.
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