Synonyms for colony
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A geographical area under the remote control of a country; especially to extract resources or exploit labor from that area.
Bermuda is a crown colony of Great Britain.
Related words
- Word family
- colonial colonize colonist
- Phrases
- leper colony penal colony
Forms
- Plural
- colonies → settlements, dependencies, provinces, loomeries…
Example sentences
- settlement Layla reached an Aboriginal settlement in safety.
- province Here's a list of hotels in the capital and province.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| colony | steady | |
| settlement | falling | |
| province | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- loomery
- 8 letters
- province2
- 10 letters
- settlement3, dependency4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (province2 = 2 syllables).