colony

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There were also several 19th Century chairs in the Anglo-Portuguese style sourced from Goa, which was once a Portuguese colony.

From BBC

These flows slowly push the bacterial colony outward, similar to leaves drifting along a thin stream.

From Science Daily

In that research, scientists used Antscan data to investigate whether ant colonies benefit more from having many smaller workers or fewer individuals with stronger bodies.

From Science Daily

The Arctic island, a Danish colony for three centuries, still has a complicated relationship with Copenhagen, which now rules it as an autonomous territory.

From Barron's

Britain retained two major sovereign bases in Cyprus' south and south east, Akrotiri and Dhekelia, as part of a 1960 treaty that established the island's independence and ended its status as a British colony.

From BBC