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colony
a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together
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noun
a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together
noun
(microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell
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
“the American colony in Paris”
noun
a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
noun
a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated
“a nudist colony”
noun
one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
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the American colony in Paris
a nudist colony
an artists' colony
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