- plural of colony.
colonies
Example Sentences
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The results suggest that combining pollen from different plants and then processing it through nurse bees may allow honeybee colonies to compensate for the nutritional shortcomings of individual pollen sources.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Ranged across what is now upstate New York, the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas and Senecas had recently forged a “covenant chain” of alliance with several English colonies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
In eusocial colonies, reproduction is divided between queens and workers, creating highly cooperative societies with specialized roles.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
Volunteers from the charity visit feral colonies across Leeds, providing food, water and shelters to keep them warm.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
He understood what it was about: whether the thirteen American colonies should stay a part of England or become a country of their own.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
