colony
Example Sentences
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In the city, which was still a British colony when he arrived in 1959, he found success - and then a voice.
From BBC
Well, Wild London is abundant with animal curiosities: from pigeons hopping on to the Hammersmith and City line to a snake colony by a canal.
From BBC
He has turned the tiny, arid former French colony of around one million people into a reliable international military and maritime hub for both the United States and China.
From Barron's
Cancer cells treated with either CBD or THC formed fewer colonies, and those colonies were smaller than usual.
From Science Daily
Whigs shouted out McCrea’s name in Parliament and used the incident to call for Britain to abandon the war against the American colonies.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
