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A governmental unit created on land of another country owned by colonists from a country.
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A settlement of emigrants who move to a new place, but remain culturally tied to their place of origin
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Region or governmental unit created by another country and generally ruled by another country.
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Bermuda is a crown colony of Great Britain.
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An apartment complex or neighborhood.
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Our colony is quite small, but each apartment is large.
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A group of people with the same interests or ethnic origin concentrated in a particular geographic area
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The Amana Colonies in Iowa were settled by people from Germany.
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A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association.
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a colony of specialized polyps and medusoids
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A local group of Beaver Scouts.