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colonycol·o·ny /ˈkɑləni / noun (plural col·o·nies) [countable] - (
politics政治) a country or area that is ruled by another, more powerful country殖民地◆the 13 original colonies (= that became the United States) 美国独立之前最初的 13 个殖民地◆Kenya used to be a British colony.肯尼亚曾是英国的殖民地。
- a group of people with the same interests, profession, etc. living together in the same place（兴趣、职业等相同的）聚居人群◆an artists' colony聚居的艺术家
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biology生物) a group of the same type of animals, insects, or plants living or growing in the same place（同地生长的动物、昆虫或植物）群体，集落◆a colony of ants蚁群
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