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/ˈkɒl.ə.ni/ · noun
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.
And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforeſaid, That in every Town in the Colony, where Bread is Baken for Sale, there ſhall be Choſen one Clerk of the Market, or more, as each Town ſhall find needful, at their Annual Election of Town Officers, who ſhall duly be Engaged, to the faithful performance of ſaid Office, as other Town Officers are ;[…]
[…] money problems and refusal to supply them with British coins were two big reasons why the thirteen colonies rebelled and declared their independence.
a colony of British expats in Spain
The Amana Colonies in Iowa were settled by people from Germany.
The question of ecclesiastical jurisdiction had to be answered before the colony sailed for East Florida.
a nudist colony; the statue was put up right in the middle of the artist colony
Use colony when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Colony means A geographical area under the remote control of a country; especially to extract resources or exploit labor from that area..
Common synonyms include mandate, territory, settlement, territorial dominion.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Much of the eastern United States was formerly a British colony; other areas were French, Spanish, Dutch, or Swedish colonies.
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