colony
Significat (Anglès)
- An area under the political control of another country and typically occupied by settlers (colonists) from it, or by their descendants.
- A group of people who settle such an area and maintain ties to their native country, and (later) their descendants.
- A group of people, of one nationality, ethnic group, or language, residing in a different country, city, or area; the area such people occupy.
- A group of people with similar interests, occupations, or characteristics, living in a particular area; the area such people occupy.
- A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association.
- A group of bacteria, fungi or other cells cultured together, especially from a single cell.
- An apartment complex or neighborhood.
- A local group of Beaver Scouts.
- A potential new chapter of a fraternity or sorority awaiting official recognition from their headquarters.
Sinònims
commonwealth
erst
residential area
Colony
communal nest
bee colony
Freqüència
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈkɒl.ə.ni/
Etimologia (Anglès)
From Latin colōnia (“colony”), from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from colō (“till, cultivate, worship”), from earlier *quelō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move; to turn (around)”).
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