colony

殖民地

［集合词］侨民； 侨民区［地］

（外交家、艺术家等的）聚居地； (有特殊作用的)居住区 (如失业救济， 收容难民等)

【生】集群； 群体； 菌落；【地质】（异系统内的）化石群

【史】（罗马人）在征服地区的驻防地； 【史】（希腊的）殖民城市； 移民团

colony

a body of people who settle in a country distant from their homeland but maintain ties with it

the community formed by such settlers

a subject territory occupied by a settlement from the ruling state

a community of people who form a national, racial, or cultural minority.the area itself

a group of the same type of animal or plant living or growing together, esp in large numbers.an interconnected group of polyps of a colonial organism

a group of bacteria, fungi, etc, derived from one or a few spores, esp when grown on a culture medium