colony
UK ['kɒl.ə.ni] US ['kɑ:.lə-] noun countable
ADVANCED
■a country or area controlled politically by a more powerful and often distant country 殖民地•Australia and New Zealand are former British colonies.澳大利亚和纽西兰从前是英国的殖民地。 ■a group of people who live in a colony 殖民地定居者群体
■a group of people with a shared interest or job who live together in a way that is separate from other people （具有共同爱好或工作的）聚居人群，群体•an artists' colony聚居在一起的艺术家 •a nudist colony群居的裸体主义者 ■specialized
■a group of animals, insects or plants of the same type that live together （动物、昆虫或植物的）群，群落；生物群•a colony of ants/termites/bacteria蚁群／白蚁群／菌落 |