Simple meaning
What does Colony mean?
A colony is a group that settles and lives in a new place.
Dictionary definition
A community of people who settle in a new place and live together there.
Example sentences
Colony in a sentence
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In class, we learned what colony means.
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During a reading activity, the teacher used colony in a history passage.
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Our project showed how colony helps explain change over time in social studies.
Synonyms
Words like Colony
settlementA place where people establish a community.
communityA group of people living in one place.
Antonyms
Opposite words
wildernessLand with no established community.
abandonmentLeaving a place instead of settling it.
Word family
Colony word family
Base word
colony
noun
colony
Base form.
noun
colonies
Related form.
noun
colonial
Related form.
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