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- pronunciation:
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colonies |
| definition 1: |
a place where a group of people come to settle which is under the control of their home country.
America was a colony of England before it became independent.- similar words:
- possession
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| definition 2: |
a group of people who come from the same country, or animals of the same type living closely together.
There is a colony of Japanese people living in Brazil.I built an ant farm so I could study a colony of ants at work.
- similar words:
- swarm
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culture, territory |
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