colony

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA (US): /ˈkaləniː/
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[edit] Etymology

Latin colonia; ultimately from Indo-European *qwel

[edit] Noun

colony (plural colonies)

1. Region or governmental unit created by another country and generally ruled by another country.
   • Bermuda is a crown colony of Great Britain.
2. 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

[edit] Derived terms

• colonial (adj., n.)
• colonialism (n.)
• colonise, colonize
• colonist (n.)
• Cologne (city, n.)

[edit] Related terms

• colere (Latin)
• colonus (Latin)
• Crown colony
• cult
• culture

[edit] Translations