colony

English

/ˈkɒl.əni/, /ˈkɑləniː/

noun
Definitions
  • A governmental unit created on land of another country owned by colonists from a country.
  • A settlement of emigrants who move to a new place, but remain culturally tied to their place of origin
  • Region or governmental unit created by another country and generally ruled by another country.
  • (India) An apartment complex or neighborhood.
  • A group of people with the same interests or ethnic origin concentrated in a particular geographic area
  • A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association.
  • A local group of Beaver Scouts.

Etymology

Derived from Latin colōnia (colony, settlement) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around), *kʷel- (turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kʷel-

Gloss

turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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