COLONY

colony

(noun) a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together

colony

(noun) (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell

colony, settlement

(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; “the American colony in Paris”

colony, dependency

(noun) a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country

colony

(noun) a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated; “a nudist colony”; “an artists’ colony”

Colony

(noun) one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

colony (plural colonies)

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.

(India) An apartment complex.

A group of people with the same interests or ethnic origin concentrated in a particular geographic area

A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association.

A local group of Beaver Scouts.

Source: Wiktionary

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Col"o*ny, n.; pl. Colonies. Etym: [L. colonia, fr. colonus farmer, fr. colere to cultivate, dwell: cf. F. colonie. Cf. Culture.]

1. A company of people transplanted from their mother country to a remote province or country, and remaining subject to the jurisdiction of the parent state; as, the British colonies in America. The first settlers of New England were the best of Englishmen, well educated, devout Christians, and zealous lovers of liberty. There was never a colony formed of better materials. Ames.

2. The district or country colonized; a settlement.

3. A company of persons from the same country sojourning in a foreign city or land; as, the American colony in Paris.

4. (Nat. Hist.)

Definition: A number of animals or plants living or growing together, beyond their usual range.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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