colony synonyms

colony

n.

  1. A colonial area

    settlement, dependency, subject state, colonial state, dominion, offshoot, possession, political possession, mandate, province, new land, clearing, protectorate, territory, daughter country, satellite state, satellite province, community, group, group migration, hive, swarm, home in the wilderness; see also nation 1, territory 2.

  2. A colonial people or culture

    pioneers, colonists, forerunners, forefathers, antecedents, beginnings, early days; see also sense 1.

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