colonies

NOUN

community

Synonyms

STRONGEST

outpost protectorate province territory

STRONG

antecedents clearing dependency dominion mandate offshoot possession satellite settlement swarm

WEAK

new land subject state

Example Sentences

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Wall panels remind us of the Townshend Acts, the Tea Act and the Boston Massacre, all seminal events that led the Colonies to eventually break away from Britain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

By the late 1770s, the Revolution in what is known as the Middle Colonies had become a brutal civil war.

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2025

The case involved corruption charges against three San Bernardino County officials and a developer who was a managing director of Rancho Cucamonga-based investor group Colonies Partners.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2025

Colonies consist of hundreds of individuals linked in chains that can be up to several meters long.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2024

So in 1765 Parliament created a new tax for the American Colonies.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen