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Colony

noun/kɹˈɪptədˌɪɹəs/
Definition
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
a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kɹˈɪptədˌɪɹəs/
🇬🇧British English
/dɪshɑːmˈəʊniəs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɪshɑːmˈəʊniəs/
3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪptədˌɪɹəs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna 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”
nouna group of organisms of the same type living or growing together
nounone of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
nouna place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated
“a nudist colony”
nouna geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
noun(microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell
Word Forms
colonialadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
colonistnouna person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
colonizeverbsettle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
coloniseverbsettle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
settleverbestablish or develop as a residence
dependentadjectivebeing under the power or sovereignty of another or others
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Kolonie
eine Gruppe von Menschen, die sich weit weg von zu Hause niederlassen, aber dennoch Verbindungen zu ihrem Heimatland pflegen; Die Einwohner bleiben Staatsangehörige ihres Heimatstaates, unterliegen aber nicht buchstäblich dem System des Heimatstaates
🇫🇷French
colonie
un groupe de personnes qui s'installent loin de chez elles mais maintiennent des liens avec leur patrie ; les habitants restent ressortissants de leur État d'origine mais ne sont pas littéralement soumis au système de l'État d'origine
🇪🇸Spanish
colonia
un conjunto de personas que se asientan lejos de casa pero mantienen vínculos con su patria; Los habitantes siguen siendo nacionales de su estado de origen, pero no están literalmente bajo el sistema del estado de origen.
🇮🇹Italian
colonia
un insieme di persone che si stabiliscono lontano da casa ma mantengono legami con la propria terra d'origine; gli abitanti rimangono cittadini del loro stato d'origine ma non sono letteralmente sotto il sistema dello stato d'origine
🇳🇱Dutch
kolonie
een groep mensen die zich ver van huis vestigen, maar de banden met hun thuisland onderhouden; De inwoners blijven onderdanen van hun thuisstaat, maar vallen niet letterlijk onder het systeem van de thuisstaat
🇵🇹Portuguese
colônia
um conjunto de pessoas que se estabelecem longe de casa, mas que mantêm laços com a sua terra natal; os habitantes permanecem nacionais do seu estado de origem, mas não estão literalmente sob o sistema do estado de origem
🇷🇺Russian
колония
группа людей, поселившихся вдали от дома, но сохранивших связь с родиной; жители остаются гражданами своего штата, но не находятся в буквальном смысле под его системой.
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कालोनी
ऐसे लोगों का समूह जो घर से दूर बसते हैं लेकिन अपनी मातृभूमि के साथ संबंध बनाए रखते हैं; निवासी अपने गृह राज्य के नागरिक बने रहते हैं लेकिन वस्तुतः गृह राज्य की प्रणाली के अंतर्गत नहीं होते हैं
🇧🇩Bengali
উপনিবেশ
এমন লোকদের একটি দল যারা বাড়ি থেকে অনেক দূরে বসতি স্থাপন করে কিন্তু তাদের জন্মভূমির সাথে সম্পর্ক বজায় রাখে; অধিবাসীরা তাদের নিজ রাজ্যের নাগরিক থাকে কিন্তু আক্ষরিক অর্থে স্বদেশের সিস্টেমের অধীনে থাকে না
🇮🇳Tamil
காலனி
வீட்டிலிருந்து வெகு தொலைவில் குடியேறும் ஆனால் தங்கள் தாயகத்துடன் உறவுகளைப் பேணுகின்ற மக்கள் குழு; வசிப்பவர்கள் தங்கள் சொந்த மாநிலத்தின் குடிமக்களாகவே இருக்கிறார்கள், ஆனால் உண்மையில் சொந்த மாநில அமைப்பின் கீழ் இல்லை
🇮🇳Telugu
కాలనీ
ఇంటికి దూరంగా స్థిరపడిన కానీ వారి మాతృభూమితో సంబంధాలను కొనసాగించే వ్యక్తుల శరీరం; నివాసితులు తమ సొంత రాష్ట్రానికి చెందిన జాతీయులుగా మిగిలిపోతారు కానీ అక్షరార్థంగా సొంత రాష్ట్ర వ్యవస్థలో లేరు
🇮🇳Marathi
वसाहत
घरापासून लांब स्थायिक झालेल्या परंतु आपल्या मातृभूमीशी संबंध राखणाऱ्या लोकांचा समूह; रहिवासी त्यांच्या मूळ राज्याचे नागरिक राहतात परंतु अक्षरशः गृहराज्याच्या प्रणालीखाली नसतात
🇮🇳Gujarati
વસાહત
એવા લોકોનું જૂથ જે ઘરથી દૂર સ્થાયી થાય છે પરંતુ તેમના વતન સાથે સંબંધો જાળવી રાખે છે; રહેવાસીઓ તેમના ગૃહ રાજ્યના નાગરિકો રહે છે પરંતુ શાબ્દિક રીતે ગૃહ રાજ્યની સિસ્ટમ હેઠળ નથી
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಸಾಹತು
ಮನೆಯಿಂದ ದೂರದಲ್ಲಿ ನೆಲೆಸುವ ಆದರೆ ತಮ್ಮ ತಾಯ್ನಾಡಿನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧವನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಜನರ ದೇಹ; ನಿವಾಸಿಗಳು ತಮ್ಮ ತಾಯ್ನಾಡಿನ ಪ್ರಜೆಗಳಾಗಿ ಉಳಿದಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಆದರೆ ಅಕ್ಷರಶಃ ತವರು ರಾಜ್ಯದ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കോളനി
വീട്ടിൽ നിന്ന് വളരെ അകലെ സ്ഥിരതാമസമാക്കുകയും എന്നാൽ അവരുടെ മാതൃരാജ്യവുമായി ബന്ധം നിലനിർത്തുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു കൂട്ടം ആളുകൾ; നിവാസികൾ അവരുടെ സ്വന്തം സംസ്ഥാനത്തിൻ്റെ പൗരന്മാരായി തുടരുന്നു, പക്ഷേ അക്ഷരാർത്ഥത്തിൽ സ്വന്തം സംസ്ഥാനത്തിൻ്റെ സംവിധാനത്തിന് കീഴിലല്ല
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕਾਲੋਨੀ
ਉਹਨਾਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਸਮੂਹ ਜੋ ਘਰ ਤੋਂ ਦੂਰ ਵਸਦੇ ਹਨ ਪਰ ਆਪਣੇ ਵਤਨ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧ ਕਾਇਮ ਰੱਖਦੇ ਹਨ; ਵਸਨੀਕ ਆਪਣੇ ਗ੍ਰਹਿ ਰਾਜ ਦੇ ਨਾਗਰਿਕ ਬਣੇ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ ਪਰ ਅਸਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਗ੍ਰਹਿ ਰਾਜ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਣਾਲੀ ਦੇ ਅਧੀਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ
🇵🇰Urdu
کالونی
ایسے لوگوں کی ایک جماعت جو گھر سے دور آباد ہیں لیکن اپنے وطن کے ساتھ تعلقات برقرار رکھتے ہیں۔ باشندے اپنی آبائی ریاست کے شہری رہتے ہیں لیکن اصل میں آبائی ریاست کے نظام کے تحت نہیں ہوتے
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
殖民地
一群远离家乡定居但与祖国保持联系的人;居民仍然是其祖国的国民,但实际上并不处于祖国的体系之下
🇯🇵Japanese
コロニー
故郷から遠く離れて定住しながらも故郷とのつながりを維持している人々の集団。住民は出身国の国民であり続けますが、文字通り出身国の制度の下にあるわけではありません
🇰🇷Korean
식민지
집에서 멀리 떨어져 정착했지만 고국과의 관계를 유지하는 사람들의 집단; 주민들은 고향의 국민으로 남아 있지만 말 그대로 고향의 시스템에 속하지는 않습니다.
🇻🇳Vietnamese
thuộc địa
một nhóm người định cư xa quê hương nhưng vẫn gắn bó với quê hương; cư dân vẫn là công dân của quốc gia quê hương của họ nhưng thực sự không thuộc hệ thống của quốc gia đó
🇹🇭Thai
อาณานิคม
กลุ่มคนที่ตั้งถิ่นฐานอยู่ห่างไกลจากบ้านแต่ยังคงรักษาความสัมพันธ์กับบ้านเกิดของตน ผู้อยู่อาศัยยังคงเป็นคนชาติของรัฐบ้านเกิดของตนแต่ไม่ได้อยู่ภายใต้ระบบของรัฐบ้านเกิดอย่างแท้จริง
🇮🇩Indonesian
koloni
sekumpulan orang yang menetap jauh dari kampung halamannya namun tetap menjaga ikatan dengan tanah airnya; penduduknya tetap menjadi warga negara di negara bagian asal mereka tetapi tidak secara harfiah berada di bawah sistem negara bagian asal
🇵🇭Filipino
kolonya
isang pangkat ng mga tao na naninirahan sa malayo sa kanilang tahanan ngunit nagpapanatili ng ugnayan sa kanilang tinubuang-bayan; ang mga naninirahan ay nananatiling mamamayan ng kanilang sariling estado ngunit hindi literal na nasa ilalim ng sistema ng sariling estado
🇲🇾Malay
tanah jajahan
sekumpulan orang yang menetap jauh dari rumah tetapi mengekalkan hubungan dengan tanah air mereka; penduduk tetap warganegara negeri asal mereka tetapi tidak benar-benar berada di bawah sistem negeri asal
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مستعمرة
مجموعة من الأشخاص الذين يستقرون بعيدًا عن وطنهم ولكنهم يحافظون على روابط مع وطنهم؛ يظل السكان مواطنين في دولتهم الأصلية ولكنهم لا يخضعون فعليًا لنظام الدولة الأصلية
🇮🇷Persian
مستعمره
مجموعه ای از مردمی که دور از وطن ساکن می شوند، اما روابط خود را با وطن خود حفظ می کنند. ساکنان تابعیت دولت خود باقی می مانند، اما به معنای واقعی کلمه تحت سیستم دولت خود نیستند
🇹🇷Turkish
koloni
evlerinden uzaklara yerleşen ancak anavatanlarıyla bağlarını koruyan bir grup insan; bölge sakinleri kendi eyaletlerinin vatandaşı olmaya devam ediyor ancak kelimenin tam anlamıyla kendi eyaletlerinin sistemine bağlı değiller
🇮🇱Hebrew
מוֹשָׁבָה
גוף של אנשים שמתיישבים רחוק מהבית אך מקיימים קשרים עם מולדתם; התושבים נשארים אזרחים של מדינת הולדתם אך אינם נמצאים ממש תחת מערכת מדינת המולדת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'colony'?
The primary meaning of 'colony' is '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'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'colony' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'colony' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'colony' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'colony' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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