plural colonies
plural colonies
Learner's definition of COLONY
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1
a : an area that is controlled by or belongs to a country and is usually far away from it殖民地 b : a group of people sent by a country to live in such a colony殖民团;移民队 2
: a group of plants or animals living or growing in one place(同一地区生长的植物或动物)群,群体,集群 -
an ant colony蚁群
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a colony of bacteria菌群
3
: a group of people who are similar in some way and who live in a certain area(某一地区某些方面相似的)聚居人群 also : the land or buildings used by such a group(同类人群的)聚居地,住地