Definition for Colony:

• In descriptive bacteriology, a term used to denote a macroscopic collection of bacteria on or beneath the surface of a solid culture medium, which has developed from a single organism.

Synonyms for Colony:

• n.

  •
  • swarm,
  • the Arctic,
  • australasia,
  • climate,
  • offshoot,
  • the Antarctic,
  • protectorate,
  • dominion,
  • Atlantic Rim,
  • Asia-Pacific,
  • possession,
  • the Caribbean,
  • clearing,
  • Central America,
  • biome,
  • the Celtic fringe,
  • mandate.
  •
  • democracy,
  • monarchy,
  • republic,
  • dictatorship,
  • federation,
  • autarky,
  • politics,
  • oligarchy.
  •
  • brace,
  • flight.
  •apiary (noun)
  • hive.
  •community (noun)
  • outpost,
  • dependency,
  • antecedents,
  • satellite.
  •crew (noun)
  • caucus,
  • pack,
  • company,
  • brigade,
  • cell,
  • circle,
  • cabal,
  • set,
  • tribe,
  • bunch,
  • assembly,
  • regiment,
  • clique,
  • covey,
  • force,
  • band,
  • school,
  • complement,
  • coalition,
  • posse,
  • party,
  • gang,
  • union,
  • division,
  • platoon,
  • cadre,
  • clan,
  • league,
  • bevy,
  • detachment,
  • ring,
  • aggregation,
  • squad,
  • mob,
  • host,
  • herd,
  • fraternity,
  • detail,
  • fellowship,
  • crew,
  • faction,
  • staff,
  • string,
  • wing,
  • drove,
  • nest,
  • junta,
  • fleet,
  • troop,
  • outfit,
  • coterie,
  • assemblage,
  • body,
  • retinue,
  • crowd,
  • team,
  • army,
  • collection,
  • troupe,
  • sect,
  • phalanx,
  • litter,
  • battalion,
  • society,
  • club,
  • group.
  •dependency (noun)
  • de pendency,
  • de pendencies,
  • de-pendency,
  • de-pendencies.
  •flock (noun)
  • be vies,
  • be-vies.
  •group (noun)
  • colony.
  •province (noun)
  • champaigns,
  • co-unties,
  • pro vince,
  • pro vinces,
  • pro-vince,
  • pro-vinces,
  • co unties,
  • de-mesne,
  • de mesne.
  •region (noun)
  • city,
  • parcel,
  • town,
  • zone,
  • field,
  • duchy,
  • domain,
  • circuit,
  • district,
  • neighborhood,
  • municipality,
  • beat,
  • country,
  • county,
  • borough,
  • riding,
  • commonweal,
  • sector,
  • realm,
  • place,
  • quarter,
  • dukedom,
  • bailiwick,
  • canton,
  • precinct,
  • plot,
  • tract,
  • state,
  • lot,
  • region,
  • nation,
  • earldom,
  • kingdom,
  • area,
  • empire.
  •settlement (noun)
  • out posts,
  • inhabitancies,
  • out-posts,
  • in habitancy,
  • in habitancies,
  • in-habitancy,
  • in-habitancies.
  •territory (noun)
  • ex clave,
  • ex tent,
  • ex-claves,
  • ex-tent,
  • ex-tents,
  • exclaves,
  • ex claves,
  • ex-clave,
  • ex tents.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • menage,
  • household,
  • the Brady Bunch,
  • shoal.
  •
  • commune,
  • population.
  •
  • pride,
  • Family.
  •
  • harem.
  •
  • plague,
  • pod.
  •
  • house.

Paraphrases for Colony:

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    colonization, colonialism, settler, colonisation.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    colonial, settlement, settlements.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    colonial, settlement.

Colony Sentence Examples:

• Little wonder that the colony for many years barely survived.

• But in fact the change made little difference to the colony.

Holonyms for Colony:

• n.

  • location
    united states, U.S.A., usa, United States Of America, U.S., america, us, the States.

Hypernym for Colony:

• n.

  • group
    outpost, frontier settlement, proprietary colony, plantation.

Hyponym for Colony:

• n.

  • group
    body, animal group, biological group.
  • location
    geographical area, geographic region, geographical region, place, property, geographic area.

Meronym for Colony:

• n.

  • group
    caste, colonial.