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colonies |
| definition 1: |
A colony is a place that is ruled by a country that is far away. Some people from the ruling country come to the colony to live or to govern the people who are already living there. Having a colony makes the ruling country more wealthy.
Parts of America were colonies of Great Britain before America became independent in 1776.Many countries in South America were colonies of Spain. |
| definition 2: |
Many animals of the same type living closely together are called a colony.
I built an ant farm so I could study a colony of ants at work.
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territory |
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