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colony

Letters that make colony

o, l, n, c, y are letters that make 'colony'

Words within colony

colon, on, Colon, CO, NY, col, Co are words within 'colony'

colony is a 6 letter word starting with c
colony is a 6 letter word ending with y

5 possible definitions for 'colony'

Colony as "(microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell"

Under this definition, colony is a noun and has the following properties:

colony as a type

'colony' can be a type of animal group.

colony as a category

'colony' can be a category of microbiology.

Colony as "a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together"

Under this definition, colony is a noun and has the following properties:

colony as a type

'colony' can be a type of biological group.

Parts of colony

caste is a part of colony.

Derivatives of colony

colonial is a derivative of colony.

Colony as "a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country"

Under this definition, colony is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dependency has the same meaning as colony

colony as a type

'colony' can be a type of geographical area, geographical region, geographic region, geographic area.

Types of colony

Crown Colony is a type of colony.

Instances of colony

New Netherland, Cayman Islands. are instances of 'colony'

Derivatives of colony

colonial, settler, colonist, dependent, subject are derivatives of 'colony'.

Colony as "a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated"

Under this definition, colony is a noun and has the following properties:

colony as a type

'colony' can be a type of place, property.

Example of colony used within this context

"a nudist colony", "an artists' colony"

Colony as "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"

Under this definition, colony is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

settlement has the same meaning as colony

colony as a type

'colony' can be a type of body.

Types of colony

proprietary colony, frontier settlement, Plantation, outpost are types of 'colony'.

Instances of colony

Demerara, Rock of Gibraltar, Calpe, New Amsterdam, Gibraltar, Plymouth Colony. are instances of 'colony'

Members of colony

colonial is a member of colony.

Derivatives of colony

settle, colonial, settler, colonist, locate, colonise, colonize are derivatives of 'colony'.

Example of colony used within this context

"the American colony in Paris"