COLONY

noun (plural -nies) see: wheel Date: 14th century 1. a body of people living in a new territory but retaining ties with the parent state, the territory inhabited by such a body, a distinguishable localized population within a species , 3. a circumscribed mass of microorganisms usually growing in or on a solid medium, the aggregation of zooids of a compound animal, 4. a group of individuals or things with common characteristics or interests situated in close association , the section occupied by such a group, a group of persons institutionalized away from others