[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

colony \col"ony\ ko^l"-ony^, n.; pl. colonies
   ko^l"-oni^z. l. colonia, fr. colonus farmer, fr.
   colere to cultivate, dwell: cf. f. colonie. cf. culture.
   1. a company of people transplanted from their mother country
      to a remote province or country, and remaining subject to
      the jurisdiction of the parent state; as, the british
      colonies in america.
      1913 webster

            the first settlers of new england were the best of
            englishmen, well educated, devout christians, and
            zealous lovers of liberty. there was never a colony
            formed of better materials.           --ames.
      1913 webster

   2. the district or country colonized; a settlement.
      1913 webster

   3. a territory subject to the ruling governmental authority
      of another country and not a part of the ruling country.
      pjc

   4. a company of persons from the same country sojourning in a
      foreign city or land; as, the american colony in paris.
      1913 webster

   5. nat. hist. a number of animals or plants living or
      growing together, beyond their usual range.
      1913 webster

   6. bot. a cell family or group of common origin, mostly of
      unicellular organisms, esp. among the lower algae. they
      may adhere in chains or groups, or be held together by a
      gelatinous envelope.
      pjc

   7. zool. a cluster or aggregation of zooids of any compound
      animal, as in the corals, hydroids, certain tunicates,
      etc.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   8. zool. a community of social insects, as ants, bees, etc.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   9. microbiology a group of microorganisms originating as
      the descendents of one individual cell, growing on a
      gelled growth medium, as of gelatin or agar; especially,
      such a group that has grown to a sufficient number to be
      visible to the naked eye.
      pjc
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colonies culture 

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13 Originals
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American Colonies
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American Colonies
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13 Colonies/United States
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