Dictionary Check: colony
"colony" is a valid word!
Scrabble
11
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Words with Friends
13
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Definition
noun
one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
noun
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
Example:
"the American colony in Paris"
noun
a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together
noun
a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated
Example:
"a nudist colony"
noun
a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
noun
(microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell
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