| 词汇 | colony |
| 释义 | colony noun [ C ] uk/ˈkɒl.ə.ni/ us/ˈkɑː.lə.ni/ (GROUP) 殖民地 a country or area controlled politically by a more powerful country that is often far away Australia and New Zealand are former British colonies. 澳大利亚和新西兰从前是英国的殖民地。 殖民地定居者群体 a group of people who live in a colony （具有共同爱好或工作的）聚居人群，群体 a group of people with a shared interest or job who live together in a way that is separate from other people an artists' colony 聚居在一起的艺术家 a nudist colony 群居的裸体主义者 biology specialized（动物、昆虫或植物的）群，群落;生物群 a group of animals, insects, or plants of the same type that live together a colony of ants/termites/bacteria 蚁群／白蚁群／菌落
(HOUSES) Indian English（有篱笆或围墙环绕的）住宅区 an area surrounded by fences or walls that contains a group of houses, for example houses that have been built by an employer for its workers |
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