colony

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 108390976)
    "the American colony in Paris"
    is a type of: body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
    subtypes:
    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 colony
    same as: settlement
  2. A group of organisms of the same type living or growing together (synset 108012298)
    is a type of: biological group - a group of plants or animals
    has: caste - in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony
  3. One of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States (synset 109070916)
    is a type of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth
    specific 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
  4. A place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated (synset 108531343)
    "a nudist colony"; "an artists' colony"
    is a type of: place, property - any area set aside for a particular purpose
  5. A geographical area politically controlled by a distant country (synset 108516868)
    is a type of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth
    subtypes: crown colony - a British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor
    specific 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
  6. (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell (synset 108012452)
    referred to in: microbiology - the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans
    is a type of: animal group - a group of animals

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