Colony - English meaning

noun

A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.

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Montreal's italian community

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All the people who live in a particular area, or a group of people who are considered as a unit because of their shared interests or background

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[ c ] the scientific community, [ c ] bus fares were raised despite the protests of the community.,…

noun

The people living in a particular area

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We know that 80% of economic growth comes from businesses already located within our communities., …

noun

A country or province controlled by another.

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The islands became dependencies of norway and denmark

noun

A situation in which you need something or someone and are unable to continue normally without them

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Some parents infantilize young adults and keep them in a permanent state of dependency., we need to…

noun

An inability to stop doing something harmful, or using something harmful, especially a drug

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Many of the people who come to the clinic have drug or alcohol dependencies., he wrote a memoir abo…

noun

Sovereignty or control.

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Man's attempt to establish dominion over nature

noun

Control over a country or people, or the land that belongs to a ruler

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[ u ] the collapse of spain’s empire prepared the way for britain’s dominion over the seas.

noun

Control over a country or people

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Have dominion over god has dominion over (= controls) all his creatures., napoleon dreamed of achie…

noun

An estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service; a fee.

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During the eastern zhou royal power declined and there was a concomitant growth in the feudal fiefs…

noun

An area of land, especially one that is rented and paid for by work

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The stage is his personal fiefdom.

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An area or type of activity that is controlled by someone

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The stage is his personal fiefdom.

noun

An area of land held by lease.

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He stated he had approximately 180 acres of his own land but also had rented other holdings through…

verb

Grasp, carry, or support with one's hands.

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She was holding a brown leather suitcase

noun

Assets such as property, shares, or cash that a government, company, or person owns

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Holding in sth the government announced that it would replace its gold reserves with holdings in do…

noun

A small military camp or position at some distance from the main army, used especially as a guard against surprise attack.

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Troops in some outposts have surrendered

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A small town or group of buildings in a place that is far away, usually established as a center for military or trade operations

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An office or store that belongs to a large company but is a long way from that company's headquarters (= main office)

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He was appointed to head the company's first outpost in sub-saharan africa.

noun

All the inhabitants of a particular place.

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The island has a population of about 78,000

noun

All the people living in a particular country, area, or place

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[ u ] what is the population of toronto (= how many people live there)?

noun

The number of people living in a particular country, area, or town

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A population of 12,000/175,000/13 million, etc. with a population of 2.1 million, it is the country…

noun

The state of having, owning, or controlling something.

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She had taken possession of the sofa

noun

Anything owned

noun

A state that is controlled and protected by another.

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Panama was juridically a protectorate of the united states

noun

A principal administrative division of a country or empire.

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Chengdu, capital of sichuan province

noun

An official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict.

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Unions succeeded in reaching a pay settlement

noun

Payment of money that is owed

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[ u ] we enclose a check in settlement of your claim., [ u ] early settlement developed around a co…

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An official agreement or decision that ends an argument, often involving a payment of money

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Negotiate/reach a settlement, the lawyer negotiated an out-of-court settlement of $2 million., in s…

noun

An area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state.

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Sorties into enemy territory

noun

An area of land, sea, or space, esp. when it belongs to or is connected with a particular country, person, or animal

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[ u ] maryland gave up territory to form washington, dc., [ c ] the un is sending aid to the occupi…

noun

An area of a town, country, etc. that someone has responsibility for in their job

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A salesman's failure to achieve apparently realistic targets might be due to a change in the size o…

noun

A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.

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The illinois river, a tributary of the mississippi

noun

A river or stream that flows into a larger river or lake

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The missouri river is a tributary of the mississippi river