colony

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Williams drew on the Hebrew prophets to “describe his ideal of a Christian society”; Penn ensured that his colony’s statutes protected religious liberty.

From The Wall Street Journal

A study published on December 19, 2025, in the journal Science Advances reports that some ant species organize their colonies by prioritizing numbers rather than individual strength.

From Science Daily

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