colony
[ kol-uh-nee ]
/ ˈkɒl ə ni /
noun, plural col·o·nies.
Origin of colony
OTHER WORDS FROM colony
sem·i·col·o·ny, noun, plural sem·i·col·o·nies. sub·col·o·ny, noun, plural sub·col·o·nies.Words nearby colony
Definition for colony (2 of 2)
Colony
[ kol-uh-nee ]
/ ˈkɒl ə ni /
noun
The,
a city in NE Texas.
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British Dictionary definitions for colony
colony
/ (ˈkɒlənɪ) /
noun plural -nies
a body of people who settle in a country distant from their homeland but maintain ties with it
the community formed by such settlers
a subject territory occupied by a settlement from the ruling state
- a community of people who form a national, racial, or cultural minorityan artists' colony; the American colony in London
- the area itself
zoology
- a group of the same type of animal or plant living or growing together, esp in large numbers
- an interconnected group of polyps of a colonial organism
bacteriol
a group of bacteria, fungi, etc, derived from one or a few spores, esp when grown on a culture medium
Word Origin for colony
C16: from Latin
colōnia, from
colere to cultivate, inhabit
Medical definitions for colony
colony
[ kŏl′ə-nē ]
n.
A discrete group of organisms, such as a group of cells growing on a solid nutrient surface.
Scientific definitions for colony
colony
[ kŏl′ə-nē ]
A group of the same kind of animals, plants, or one-celled organisms living or growing together. Organisms live in colonies for their mutual benefit, and especially their protection. Multicellular organisms may have evolved out of colonies of unicellular organisms.