- plural of colony.
colonies
Example Sentences
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France and Britain housed small communities from former colonies—an immigration pattern so mundane that 1960s France let citizens of former West African colonies fly into Paris without a passport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Emily Burton, conservation manager, said: "Gannet populations have suffered significant declines, and many colonies are still recovering from the impacts of avian influenza."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
If they cannot find enough food, larvae develop more slowly, colonies grow less strongly and fewer new queens may be produced for the following year.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The right to have guns for self-defense arose in England and came to the American colonies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
It’s not as if we can go somewhere else; the disasters on the moon and Mars colonies proved that.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
