colony

Universal Words noun (plural colonies) 1 [C] a country or an area that is governed by people from another, more powerful, country: former British colonies * the Declaration of Independence of the 13 colonies and the creation of the United States 2 [sing.+sing./pl.v.] a group of people who go to live permanently in a colony 3 [C+sing./pl.v.] a group of people from the same place or with the same work or interests who live in a particular city or country or who live together: the American colony in Paris * an artists' colony 4 [C+sing./pl.v.] (biology) a group of plants or animals that live together or grow in the same place: a colony of ants * a bird colony