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colony
noun
-
colony
,
colonies
a
large
group
of
the
same
animals
,
insects
,
or
plants
living
and
working
closely
together
in
one
place
•
A
huge
colony
of
penguins
covered
the
icy
shoreline
.
A
huge
colony
of
penguins
covered
the
icy
shoreline
.
•
An
angry
colony
of
ants
swarmed
over
the
fallen
fruit
.
An
angry
colony
of
ants
swarmed
over
the
fallen
fruit
.
applied
to
animal
communities
in
the
18th
century
,
by
analogy
with
human
colonies
.
noun
-
colony
,
colonies
a
country
or
territory
that
is
ruled
and
controlled
by
a
distant
,
more
powerful
nation
•
India
was
once
the
most
valuable
colony
of
the
British
Empire
.
India
was
once
the
most
valuable
colony
of
the
British
Empire
.
•
The
rebels
fought
hard
to
free
the
colony
from
foreign
rule
.
The
rebels
fought
hard
to
free
the
colony
from
foreign
rule
.
from
Latin
colōnia
“
settlement
,
farm
,”
from
colōnus
“
farmer
,
settler
.”
noun
-
colony
,
colonies
a
community
of
people
from
the
same
country
or
background
living
together
in
a
foreign
place
•
There
is
a
small
French
colony
in
the
center
of
the
city
,
complete
with
cafés
and
bakeries
.
There
is
a
small
French
colony
in
the
center
of
the
city
,
complete
with
cafés
and
bakeries
.
•
The
writer
joined
an
expatriate
colony
on
the
island
to
find
inspiration
.
The
writer
joined
an
expatriate
colony
on
the
island
to
find
inspiration
.
sense
developed
in
English
in
the
17th
century
from
earlier
meaning
of
settlement
.
noun
-
colony
,
colonies
a
visible
mass
of
microorganisms
growing
together
on
the
surface
of
a
culture
medium
•
After
incubation
,
a
single
bacterial
colony
appeared
on
the
Petri
dish
.
After
incubation
,
a
single
bacterial
colony
appeared
on
the
Petri
dish
.
•
The
scientist
counted
each
fungal
colony
under
the
microscope
.
The
scientist
counted
each
fungal
colony
under
the
microscope
.
borrowed
into
microbiology
in
the
late
19th
century
as
laboratory
techniques
developed
.
