Definition of corporate colony
: a charter colony (as Connecticut or Rhode Island) having a royal charter granted to the inhabitants as a corporate body
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“Corporate colony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corporate%20colony. Accessed 6 Mar. 2021.
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