colony
noun · verbA2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
A 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.
A 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.
A 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.
(biology) A 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.
(India)An apartment complex or neighborhood.
Our colony is quite small, but each apartment is large.
- 6.
A local group of Beaver Scouts.
- 7.
A potential new chapter of a fraternity or sorority awaiting official recognition from their headquarters.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(obsolete, rare, transitive)To colonize.
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ine-pro From Middle English colane, colonye, from Latin colōnia (colony), from colōnus (farmer; colonist), from colō (till, cultivate, worship), from earlier *quelō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (to move; to turn (around)). Cologne Colonia Köln.