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Definitions for: Colony
[n] a group of animals of the same type living together
[n] (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell
[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] one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
Webster (1913) Definition: Col"o*ny, n.; pl. Colonies. [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.) A number of animals or plants living or
growing together, beyond their usual range.
Col"o*ny, n.
1. (Bot.) A cell family or group of common origin, mostly of
unicellular organisms, esp. among the lower alg[ae]. They
may adhere in chains or groups, or be held together by a
gelatinous envelope.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A cluster or aggregation of zooids of any
compound animal, as in the corals, hydroids, certain
tunicates, etc.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A community of social insects, as ants, bees,
etc.
Synonyms: settlement
See Also: America, animal group, body, Calpe, colonial, Connecticut, Delaware, Demerara, frontier settlement, geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region, Georgia, Gibraltar, Maryland, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, outpost, Pennsylvania, Plantation, Plymouth Colony, proprietary colony, Rhode Island, Rock of Gibraltar, South Carolina, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, Virginia
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