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colony
(encz) | colony,kolonie n: Zdeněk Brož |
Colony
(gcide) | Colony \Col"o*ny\ (k[o^]l"[-o]*n[y^]), n.; pl. Colonies
(k[o^]l"[-o]*n[i^]z). [L. colonia, fr. colonus farmer, fr.
colere to cultivate, dwell: cf. F. colonie. Cf. Culture.]
1. A company of people transplanted from their mother country
to a remote province or country, and remaining subject to
the jurisdiction of the parent state; as, the British
colonies in America.
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The first settlers of New England were the best of
Englishmen, well educated, devout Christians, and
zealous lovers of liberty. There was never a colony
formed of better materials. --Ames.
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2. The district or country colonized; a settlement.
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3. a territory subject to the ruling governmental authority
of another country and not a part of the ruling country.
[PJC]
4. A company of persons from the same country sojourning in a
foreign city or land; as, the American colony in Paris.
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5. (Nat. Hist.) A number of animals or plants living or
growing together, beyond their usual range.
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6. (Bot.) A cell family or group of common origin, mostly of
unicellular organisms, esp. among the lower alg[ae]. They
may adhere in chains or groups, or be held together by a
gelatinous envelope.
[PJC]
7. (Zool.) A cluster or aggregation of zooids of any compound
animal, as in the corals, hydroids, certain tunicates,
etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
8. (Zool.) A community of social insects, as ants, bees, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
9. (Microbiology) a group of microorganisms originating as
the descendents of one individual cell, growing on a
gelled growth medium, as of gelatin or agar; especially,
such a group that has grown to a sufficient number to be
visible to the naked eye.
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colony
(wn) | colony
n 1: 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; "the American colony in Paris" [syn:
colony, settlement]
2: a group of organisms of the same type living or growing
together
3: one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original
states of the United States
4: a place where a group of people with the same interest or
occupation are concentrated; "a nudist colony"; "an artists'
colony"
5: a geographical area politically controlled by a distant
country [syn: colony, dependency]
6: (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single
parent cell |
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penal colony
(encz) | penal colony, n: |
proprietary colony
(encz) | proprietary colony, n: |
Colony
(gcide) | Colony \Col"o*ny\ (k[o^]l"[-o]*n[y^]), n.; pl. Colonies
(k[o^]l"[-o]*n[i^]z). [L. colonia, fr. colonus farmer, fr.
colere to cultivate, dwell: cf. F. colonie. Cf. Culture.]
1. A company of people transplanted from their mother country
to a remote province or country, and remaining subject to
the jurisdiction of the parent state; as, the British
colonies in America.
[1913 Webster]
The first settlers of New England were the best of
Englishmen, well educated, devout Christians, and
zealous lovers of liberty. There was never a colony
formed of better materials. --Ames.
[1913 Webster]
2. The district or country colonized; a settlement.
[1913 Webster]
3. a territory subject to the ruling governmental authority
of another country and not a part of the ruling country.
[PJC]
4. A company of persons from the same country sojourning in a
foreign city or land; as, the American colony in Paris.
[1913 Webster]
5. (Nat. Hist.) A number of animals or plants living or
growing together, beyond their usual range.
[1913 Webster]
6. (Bot.) A cell family or group of common origin, mostly of
unicellular organisms, esp. among the lower alg[ae]. They
may adhere in chains or groups, or be held together by a
gelatinous envelope.
[PJC]
7. (Zool.) A cluster or aggregation of zooids of any compound
animal, as in the corals, hydroids, certain tunicates,
etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
8. (Zool.) A community of social insects, as ants, bees, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
9. (Microbiology) a group of microorganisms originating as
the descendents of one individual cell, growing on a
gelled growth medium, as of gelatin or agar; especially,
such a group that has grown to a sufficient number to be
visible to the naked eye.
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Colony counter
(gcide) | Colony counter \Col"o*ny count`er\ (k[o^]l"[-o]*n[y^]
kount"[~e]r), n. (Microbiology)
an instrument designed to conveniently count or assist
counting colonies[9] of microorganisms on a plate containing
a gelled growth medium. One variety uses a pencil-like rod
with a metal tip, which is connected by an electrical
connection to the gelled growth medium; when touched to a
colony[9] on the plate, the completion of the electrical
circuit causes an increment of 1 unit on the readout of the
colony counter.
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Crown colony
(gcide) | Crown colony \Crown colony\
A colony of the British Empire not having an elective
magistracy or a parliament, but governed by a chief
magistrate (called Governor) appointed by the Crown, with
executive councilors nominated by him and not elected by the
people.
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cape colony
(wn) | Cape Colony
n 1: a former province of southern South Africa that was settled
by the Dutch in 1652 and ceded to Great Britain in 1814; in
1994 it was split into three new provinces of South Africa
[syn: Cape Province, Cape of Good Hope Province, {Cape
Colony}] |
crown colony
(wn) | Crown Colony
n 1: a British colony controlled by the British Crown,
represented by a governor |
massachusetts bay colony
(wn) | Massachusetts Bay Colony
n 1: one of the British colonies that formed the United States
[syn: Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay Colony] |
old colony
(wn) | Old Colony
n 1: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
[syn: Massachusetts, Bay State, Old Colony, MA] |
penal colony
(wn) | penal colony
n 1: a penal institution where prisoners are exiled (often
located on an island from which escape is difficult or
impossible) |
plymouth colony
(wn) | Plymouth Colony
n 1: colony formed by the Pilgrims when they arrived at Plymouth
Rock in 1620; it was absorbed into the Massachusetts Bay
Colony in 1691 |
proprietary colony
(wn) | proprietary colony
n 1: a colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century) |
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