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colonies
noun(col-o-ny)
a body of people living in a new territory but retaining ties with the parent state
colonies
noun(col-o-ny)
the territory inhabited by such a body
colonies
noun(col-o-ny)
a distinguishable localized population within a species
colonies
geographical name(col-o-ny)
group of seven villages along the Iowa River in southeast central Iowa founded by a religious communal society that migrated to the state in 1855
colonies
noun(col-o-ny)
a British colony over which the Crown retains some control
colonies
noun(col-o-ny)
a colony that is a subdivision of a larger colony

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