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колония — meaning in English

koloniya

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English meaning

  • colony noun A territory controlled by another, usually distant, country.
  • community noun A group of people who live in the same area, or who share interests, background, or identity.
  • settlement noun A formal agreement that resolves a dispute, often involving payment.

Senses

колония is used for these senses in English:

  • colony (biology) A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association.
  • colony A potential new chapter of a fraternity or sorority awaiting official recognition from their headquarters.
  • community (countable, ecology) A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.
  • settlement A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled (even in past times).

colony — full definition

  1. noun A territory controlled by another, usually distant, country.
  2. noun A group of the same kind of animal, insect, or organism living closely together.

community — full definition

  1. noun A group of people who live in the same area, or who share interests, background, or identity.
  2. noun A group of living organisms interacting within the same environment.

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