colony
11 points
English
6 letters
Common
Commonness #5,733
Valid in: US and UK dictionaries
Definitions
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
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/kˈɑːlʌniː/ · 3 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Word forms
plural colonies
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Synonyms
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland
a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
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