Colony (Noun)
Meaning 1
A group of organisms of the same type living or growing together.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- Bacteria grew in a large colony on the agar plate in the laboratory.
- A colony of ants marched in a line across the kitchen counter.
- The coral reef was home to a vibrant colony of sea anemones.
- A single fungus can form a massive colony that covers acres of forest floor.
- The research team studied the intricate social hierarchy within the colony of honeybees.
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Meaning 2
A body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government; "the American colony in Paris".
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
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Meaning 3
A place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated; "a nudist colony"; "an artists' colony".
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
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Meaning 4
(microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Meaning 5
One of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
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Meaning 6
A geographical area politically controlled by a distant country.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.