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colony

Pronunciation: [ˈkɒl.ə.ni]

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Learn how to use colony in a sentence: 6 audio examples across 2 meanings.

Context: “geography”

(noun) a group of people who settle in a new area but still stay connected to their home country. It's like when a family moves to a new neighborhood but still visits their old friends in a different part of town.

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The first colony in America was established by the Pilgrims in 1620.

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The new colony struggled because many settlers chose to go back home instead.

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What was the main reason for establishing a colony in the New World?

Context: “biology”

(noun) a group of the same kind of living things that live together in one place. Imagine ants living together in an anthill or bees buzzing around in a beehive.

Example

The scientist studied a colony of penguins in Antarctica.

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The colony of bees disappeared because the flowers they needed were all gone.

Example

What happens when a colony of bacteria grows too large?

How to pronounce colony

Pronunciation: [ˈkɒl.ə.ni]

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