colony
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is a type of: body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entitysubtypes:
- frontier settlement, outpost - a settlement on the frontier of civilization
- plantation - a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America)
- proprietary colony - a colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century)
specific instances:- demerara - a former Dutch colony in South America; now a part of Guyana
- calpe, gibraltar, rock of gibraltar - location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules
- plymouth colony - colony formed by the Pilgrims when they arrived at Plymouth Rock in 1620; it was absorbed into the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691
- new amsterdam - a settlement established by the Dutch near the mouth of Hudson River and the southern end of Manhattan Island; annexed by the English in 1664 and renamed New York
member holonym: colonial - a resident of a colonysame as: settlement -
is a type of: biological group - a group of plants or animalshas: caste - in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony
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is a type of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earthspecific instances:
- connecticut - one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- delaware - one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- georgia - one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- maryland - one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- massachusetts, massachusetts bay colony - one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- new hampshire - one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- new jersey - one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- new york - one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- north carolina - one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- pennsylvania - one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- rhode island - one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- south carolina - one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- virginia - one of the British colonies that formed the United States
is a part of: america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 -
is a type of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earthsubtypes: crown colony - a British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governorspecific instances:
- cayman islands - a British colony in the Caribbean to the northwest of Jamaica; an international banking center
- new netherland - a Dutch colony in North America along the Hudson and lower Delaware rivers although the colony centered in New Amsterdam; annexed by the English in 1664
same as: dependency -
referred to in: microbiology - the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humansis a type of: animal group - a group of animals
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