colony
Pronunciation: [ˈkɒl.ə.ni]
Word
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.
Example
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.
Example
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?
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