Word Meaning

colony definition and meaning

n. A company of people transplanted from their mother country to a remote province or country, and remaining subject to the jurisdiction of the parent state; as, the British colonies in America.
n. The district or country colonized; a settlement.
n. A company of persons from the same country sojourning in a foreign city or land; as, the American colony in Paris.
n. A number of animals or plants living or growing together, beyond their usual range.

Crossword clues for colony

- A country or territory controlled by a more powerful country
- Ant or rat nest
- Territory occupied by the nation
- Two dots - why new settlement?
- Two dots – why new settlement?