colony
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ˈkɒl.əni/, X-SAMPA: /"kQl.@ni/
- (US) IPA: /ˈkɑləniː/, X-SAMPA: /"kAl@ni:/
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Etymology [edit]
From Latin colōnia (“colony”), from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from colō (“till, cultivate, worship”), from earlier *quelō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move; to turn (around)”).
Noun [edit]
colony (plural colonies)
- A settlement of emigrants who move to a new place, but remain culturally tied to their original place
- Region or governmental unit created by another country and generally ruled by another country.
- Bermuda is a crown colony of Great Britain.
- A group of people with the same interests or ethnic origin concentrated in a particular geographic area
- The Amana Colonies in Iowa were settled by people from Germany
- A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association.
- ant colony
- The Portuguese Man O' War (Physalia physalis), also known as the bluebubble, bluebottle or the man-of-war, is commonly thought of as a jellyfish but is actually a siphonophore — a colony of specialized polyps and medusoids. Wikipedia article on Portuguese Man o' War
- A collective noun for rabbits.
Derived terms [edit]
- colonial (adj., n.)
- colonialism (n.)
- colonise, colonize
- colonist (n.)
- colonyhood (n.)
- Cologne (city, n.)
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
region or governmental unit
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