transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkä-lə-nē ]
noun
( plural -nies )
Etymology: Middle English colonie, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin colonia, from colonus farmer, colonist, from colere to cultivate — more at wheel
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : a body of people living in a new territory but retaining ties with the parent state
b. : the territory inhabited by such a body
2. : a distinguishable localized population within a species
a colony of termites
3.
a. : a circumscribed mass of microorganisms usually growing in or on a solid medium
b. : the aggregation of zooids of a compound animal
4.
a. : a group of individuals or things with common characteristics or interests situated in close association
an artist colony
b. : the section occupied by such a group
5. : a group of persons institutionalized away from others
a leper colony
a penal colony
also : the land or buildings occupied by such a group