Synonyms of colony

colony

noun

ˈkä-lə-nē 

1

as in plantation

a settlement in a new country or region

the early history of New York City when it was a Dutch colony

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plantation
• outpost
• territory
• camp
• protectorate
• habitation
• diaspora
• dependency
• possession
• post
• mandate
• exclave

2

as in community

a group of people with a common interest living in one place

New Hampshire's MacDowell colony was founded as a summer residence for writers and composers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• community
• family
• society
• company
• circle
• band
• clique
• coterie
• set
• troop
• clan

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of colony

And that one show takes place on the new colony, and the other show takes place rescuing people. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 July 2026

Macao is a former Portuguese colony that has operated, like Hong Kong, as a special administrative region since its return to Chinese rule in 1999. — ABC News, 29 July 2026

In 1986, President Miguel de la Madrid gave national protections to the main colony sites, creating the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

In the 1960s a contagious reticulum cell sarcoma spread through a colony of laboratory hamsters, passing from animal to animal and even by the bite of a mosquito. — John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026