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colony

🇬🇧 UK/'kɒlәni/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A territory under the political control of a distant country; a group of settlers in such a territory; a community of similar organisms living together.

殖民地;移民群体;(动植物的)群落

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
colonsettlement, colony, farmer
+
ycharacterized by
=colony

Common Collocations

  • 1.penal colony流放地
  • 2.bee colony蜂群

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Virginia became the first English colony to be established in North America.

  • 2.

    The ant colony demonstrated remarkable organization and cooperation among its members.

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