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as in plantation
a settlement in a new country or region
the early history of New York City when it was a Dutch colony
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In the direct sequel to Prometheus, Alien: Covenant follows the colony vessel, Covenant, traveling to a remote planet.
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Rendy Jones, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2024
Many of these enslaved people ended up in Britain’s Caribbean colonies, called the West Indies.
—Devoney Looser, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2024
In 1850, Niels Otto Tank, a wealthy Norwegian missionary hoping to establish a Moravian colony, obtained the cottage after purchasing several hundred acres of land along the Fox River.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
Honeybees have made a big comeback since the colony collapse crisis of the early 2000s.
—Jacob Knutson, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
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Rendy Jones, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2024
Many of these enslaved people ended up in Britain’s Caribbean colonies, called the West Indies.
—Devoney Looser, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2024
In 1850, Niels Otto Tank, a wealthy Norwegian missionary hoping to establish a Moravian colony, obtained the cottage after purchasing several hundred acres of land along the Fox River.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
Honeybees have made a big comeback since the colony collapse crisis of the early 2000s.
—Jacob Knutson, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Colony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colony. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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