n. 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
n. a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together
n. one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
n. a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated
n. 殖民地, 移民队
[医] 菌(集)落, 菌丛; 移民区
1. The ants built a colony in the old tree.
蚂蚁在老树里建立了一个巢穴。
2. Australia was once a British colony.
澳大利亚曾经是一个英国殖民地。
3. Many animals live in a colony for protection.
许多动物群居以获得保护。