colony

Example Sentences

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In the U.S., annual colony losses have ranged from 40 to 50% in recent years and could reach as high as 60 to 70% in 2025.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

China promised the Hong Kong people that it would protect their freedom after it took over the British colony in 1997.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Nigeria is a former British colony and London is home to a huge Nigerian diaspora.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

In 1700 the Darién colony was abandoned—and the Scottish economy ruined.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Because of their key role in establishing and populating a colony, settlers may be called colonizers.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz