Synonyms: colony
Definition: a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together
Similar words: biological group
Definition: a group of plants or animals
Synonyms: colony
Definition: (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell
Similar words: animal group
Definition: a group of animals
Synonyms: settlement, colony
Definition: a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
Usage: the American colony in Paris
Similar words: body
Definition: a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
Usage: the whole body filed out of the auditorium; the student body; administrative body
Synonyms: dependency, colony
Definition: a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
Similar words: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
Definition: a demarcated area of the Earth
Synonyms: colony
Definition: a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated
Usage: a nudist colony; an artists' colony
Similar words: property, place
Definition: any area set aside for a particular purpose
Usage: who owns this place?; the president was concerned about the property across from the White House
Synonyms: Colony
Definition: one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
Similar words: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
Definition: a demarcated area of the Earth