Definitionen
1.NounA geographical area under the remote control of a country; especially to extract resources or exploit labor from that area."Much of the eastern United States was formerly a British colony; other areas were French, Spanish, Dutch, or Swedish colonies.; Bermuda is a crown colony of Great Britain."
2.NounA group of people who settle an area and maintain ties to their country of origin."a colony of British expats in Spain; The Amana Colonies in Iowa were settled by people from Germany."
3.NounA group of people with similar interests, occupations, or characteristics, living in a particular area; the area such people occupy."a nudist colony; the statue was put up right in the middle of the artist colony; a leper colony on the outskirts of town; most buildings in the penal colony were made of concrete"
4.NounA group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association."ant colony; coral colony; a colony of specialized polyps and medusoids; colonies of stem cells"
5.NounAn apartment complex or neighborhood."Our colony is quite small, but each apartment is large."
6.NounA local group of Beaver Scouts.
7.NounA potential new chapter of a fraternity or sorority awaiting official recognition from their headquarters.
8.VerbTo colonize.