colony
/ˈkɔlənɪ; `kɑlənɪ/ n
1
(a) [C] country or area settled or conquered by people from another country and controlled by that country 殖民地
a former British colony, eg Australia 前英国殖民地（如澳大利亚）. Cf 参看 protectorate 1.
(b) [CGp] group of people who settle in a colony 移居到殖民地的人群.
2 [CGp]
(a) group of people from a foreign country living in a particular city or country 移民群体; 侨民群体
the American colony in Paris 巴黎的美国人区.
(b) group of people with the same occupation, interest, etc living together in the same place 住在同一地方有相同职业、 兴趣等的人群
an artists' colony 聚居的艺术家
a nudist colony 裸体者群.
3 [CGp] (biology 生) group of animals or plants living or growing in the same place （生活或生长在同一地方的动物或植物的）群, 集群, 群体
a colony of ants 蚁群 * a seal colony 海豹群.