Colony
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated
Framework senses
- §1
- a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together
- §2
- (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell
- §3
- a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland
- §4
- a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
- §5
- a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated