colony
English Thesaurus
1. a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together (noun.group)
| part holonym | : | caste, |
| definition | : | in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony (noun.group) |
2. (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | animal group, |
| definition | : | a group of animals (noun.group) |
| domain category | : | microbiology, |
| definition | : | the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans (noun.cognition) |
3. 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 (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | body, |
| definition | : | a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | plantation, |
| definition | : | a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America) (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | proprietary colony, |
| definition | : | a colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century) (noun.group) |
| instance hyponym | : | demerara, |
| definition | : | a former Dutch colony in South America; now a part of Guyana (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | calpe, gibraltar, rock of gibraltar, |
| definition | : | location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | plymouth colony, |
| definition | : | colony formed by the Pilgrims when they arrived at Plymouth Rock in 1620; it was absorbed into the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | new amsterdam, |
| definition | : | a settlement established by the Dutch near the mouth of Hudson River and the southern end of Manhattan Island; annexed by the English in 1664 and renamed New York (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | colonial, |
| definition | : | a resident of a colony (noun.person) |
4. a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country (noun.location)
| hyponym | : | crown colony, |
| definition | : | a British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | cayman islands, |
| definition | : | a British colony in the Caribbean to the northwest of Jamaica; an international banking center (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | new netherland, |
| definition | : | a Dutch colony in North America along the Hudson and lower Delaware rivers although the colony centered in New Amsterdam; annexed by the English in 1664 (noun.location) |
5. a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | place, property, |
| definition | : | any area set aside for a particular purpose (noun.location) |
6. one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States (noun.location)
| instance hyponym | : | connecticut, |
| definition | : | one of the British colonies that formed the United States (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | delaware, |
| definition | : | one of the British colonies that formed the United States (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | georgia, |
| definition | : | one of the British colonies that formed the United States (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | maryland, |
| definition | : | one of the British colonies that formed the United States (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | new hampshire, |
| definition | : | one of the British colonies that formed the United States (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | new jersey, |
| definition | : | one of the British colonies that formed the United States (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | new york, |
| definition | : | one of the British colonies that formed the United States (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | north carolina, |
| definition | : | one of the British colonies that formed the United States (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | pennsylvania, |
| definition | : | one of the British colonies that formed the United States (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | rhode island, |
| definition | : | one of the British colonies that formed the United States (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | south carolina, |
| definition | : | one of the British colonies that formed the United States (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | virginia, |
| definition | : | one of the British colonies that formed the United States (noun.location) |
7. a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together (noun.group)
| derivation | : | colonial, |
| definition | : | of animals who live in colonies, such as ants (adj.pert) |
8. 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 (noun.group)
| derivation | : | colonist, settler, |
| definition | : | a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | locate, settle, |
| definition | : | take up residence and become established (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | colonise, colonize, |
| definition | : | settle as colonists or establish a colony (in) (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | settle, |
| definition | : | form a community (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | settle, |
| definition | : | establish or develop as a residence (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | colonise, colonize, |
| definition | : | settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | colonial, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony (adj.pert) |
9. a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country (noun.location)
| derivation | : | colonist, settler, |
| definition | : | a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | dependent, subject, |
| definition | : | being under the power or sovereignty of another or others (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | colonial, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony (adj.pert) |
10. one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States (noun.location)
| derivation | : | colonist, settler, |
| definition | : | a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country (noun.person) |
11. a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together (noun.group)
| derivation | : | colonial, |
| definition | : | of animals who live in colonies, such as ants (adj.pert) |
12. 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 (noun.group)
| derivation | : | colonist, settler, |
| definition | : | a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | locate, settle, |
| definition | : | take up residence and become established (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | colonise, colonize, |
| definition | : | settle as colonists or establish a colony (in) (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | settle, |
| definition | : | form a community (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | settle, |
| definition | : | establish or develop as a residence (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | colonise, colonize, |
| definition | : | settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | colonial, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony (adj.pert) |
13. a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country (noun.location)
| derivation | : | colonist, settler, |
| definition | : | a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | dependent, subject, |
| definition | : | being under the power or sovereignty of another or others (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | colonial, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony (adj.pert) |
14. one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States (noun.location)
| derivation | : | colonist, settler, |
| definition | : | a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country (noun.person) |
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