colony
nounHow many syllables in colony?
There are 3 syllables in the word colony.How to pronounce colony:
Definition of colony:
- colony (noun):
- the territory occupied by such a settlement
- an area over which a foreign nation or state extends or maintains control
- a group of people who establish residence in that area and who retain ties with the parent state
- 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.
Synonyms for colony:
body
camp
colonial
community
dependency
diaspora
dominion
frontier settlement
habitation
outpost
plantation
possession
proprietary colony
protectorate
province
satellite state
settlement
territory
Antonyms for colony:
empire
occupying state
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