definition of
Colony

[1] #1 Colony n. [colony, settlement] 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". wn

[2] #2 Colony n. [colony] a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together. wn

[3] #3 Colony n. one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States. wn

[4] #4 Colony n. [colony] a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated; "a nudist colony"; "an artists' colony". wn

[5] #5 Colony n. [colony, dependency] a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country. wn