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Detailed Translations for colony from English to French

colony:

colony [the ~] nomen

  1. the colony (settlement)
    l'implantation; l'établissement; la colonie

Translation Matrix for colony:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
colonie colony; settlement settlement; taking up residence
implantation colony; settlement give employment to people; implantation; inculcation
établissement colony; settlement establishment; founding; settlement; taking up residence; trading company
- dependency; settlement
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- province

Related Words for "colony":

  • colonies

Synonyms for "colony":

  • settlement; body
  • animal group
  • Colony; geographical area; geographic area; geographical region; geographic region
  • dependency

Related Definitions for "colony":

  1. a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together1
  2. (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell1
  3. a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government1
    • the American colony in Paris1
  4. a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country1
  5. a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated1
    • a nudist colony1
    • an artists' colony1

Wiktionary Translations for colony:

colony
noun
  1. region or governmental unit
colony
noun
  1. population installée loin de son lieu d'origine pour y prospérer, et qui maintient des liens privilégiés avec la métropole.

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