colony
gb/kˈɑləni/ us/kˈɑləni/
B2
انگلیسی
~ 9600
معنیها
۰ معنی
اسم
B2
entity
1
territory ruled by another country
A country or area that is ruled by another, usually far-away country.
الگوی کاربرد:
a [country] colony
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes think 'colony' means only a small village or town. In this political meaning, a colony can be a very large area or even a whole country that is ruled by another state.
هممعنیها
territory (More general; does not always mean it is ruled by another country.)
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dependency (Emphasizes political and economic dependence on a more powerful state.)
متضادها
independent nation (Stresses that the country governs itself and is not ruled by a foreign power.)
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sovereign state (Formal term highlighting full self-rule and international recognition.)
ترکیبهای رایج
British colony
|overseas colony
|establish a colony
|found a colony
|former colony
موضوعها
politics
|history
|geography
|law
نمونهها
- India was once a British colony before gaining independence in 1947.
- Many former colonies still have close ties with their old colonial powers.
- The island became a French colony in the seventeenth century.
- The novel is set in an African colony during the final years of colonial rule.
- Debates about reparations often focus on the economic exploitation of colonies.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- Australia was a British colony for many years.
- The colony became an independent country in the last century.
- Many people in the colony spoke the language of the ruling country.
- The map shows the old European colonies around the world.
اسم
B2
entity
2
community of people from one country
A group of people from one country or group who live together in another country or city.
الگوی کاربرد:
a colony of [nationality/people]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes use 'colony' for any group living together, even when they are not from another place. In this meaning, it usually refers to people who come from somewhere else and live together as a group.
هممعنیها
community (Very general; does not necessarily mean the people come from another country.)
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enclave (Stresses a distinct, often small and separate community within a larger population.)
متضادها
local population (Refers to people originally from the area, not a group living there from elsewhere.)
ترکیبهای رایج
a colony of immigrants
|a Japanese colony
|an artists' colony
|expat colony
|a large foreign colony
موضوعها
society
|migration
|travel
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- The city has a large Chinese colony that runs many of the local businesses.
- In the nineteenth century, an artists' colony formed in the village, attracting painters from across Europe.
- There is a growing colony of tech workers from abroad in this neighborhood.
- The Italian colony kept many of its traditions alive for generations.
- A small expat colony meets every Friday at the café.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- There is a big Turkish colony in this part of the city.
- An artists' colony grew around the old factory.
- The foreign colony started its own school for children.
- The new workers soon formed a small colony in the town.
اسم
technical
C1
entity
3
group of organisms living together
A group of the same kind of animals or very small living things that live or grow together in one place.
الگوی کاربرد:
a colony of [animals/microorganisms]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may confuse a 'colony' with a 'herd' or 'flock'. A colony usually suggests animals or organisms that live very close together, often in nests, hives, or attached growths, and can also refer to microorganisms in a lab.
هممعنیها
population (In biology, can be wider or less physically close than a colony.)
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community (In ecology, often includes different species, while a colony is one species.)
متضادها
solitary organism (Describes an animal or organism that lives alone rather than in a group.)
ترکیبهای رایج
ant colony
|bee colony
|bacterial colony
|colony of ants
|colony of bacteria
موضوعها
science
|biology
|nature
|animals
نمونهها
- The scientist studied how the ant colony responded to changes in temperature.
- Each bacterial colony on the petri dish grew from a single cell.
- A large colony of seabirds nests on the cliffs every summer.
- The reef supports a complex colony of coral polyps.
- The bees abandoned their old colony and formed a new one nearby.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- We found a big colony of ants under the rock.
- The doctor looked at a colony of bacteria in the lab.
- A colony of penguins lives on that island.
- The bees work together in a large colony.
اسم
C1
entity
4
separate settlement for a specific group
A special place where people with the same condition or way of life live together, away from other people.
الگوی کاربرد:
[type] colony
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes translate directly from their language and overuse 'colony' for any group housing or complex. In English, this meaning is often historical or used for very specific types like 'penal colony' or 'leper colony', not for ordinary apartment areas.
هممعنیها
settlement (More general; does not always mean separation from the rest of society.)
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camp (Often used instead when the stay is temporary or seasonal, for example 'holiday camp' or 'work camp'.)
متضادها
mainstream society (Refers to the general population, as opposed to a separated group living in a colony.)
ترکیبهای رایج
penal colony
|leper colony
|nudist colony
|labor colony
|prison colony
موضوعها
society
|history
|housing
|health
نمونهها
- The prisoners were sent to a remote penal colony thousands of miles from home.
- In the past, people with leprosy were forced to live in isolated leper colonies.
- The island later became a nudist colony and a tourist attraction.
- The novel describes life in a harsh labor colony under the dictatorship.
- Plans to turn the old penal colony into a museum have sparked debate.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- The king sent criminals to a penal colony overseas.
- Sick people had to live in a leper colony far from the city.
- The beach later became a nudist colony.
- The story is about a man who grows up in a prison colony.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
colony
IPA
GB/kˈɑləni/
US/kˈɑləni/
هجاها و تکیه
colony (۱ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (colony)
صورتهای واژه
Noun
- Base: colony
- Plural: colonies
خانوادهٔ واژه
Forms
colonies
noun
Core family
Related words
colonizer
noun
colonialism
noun C1
Negative and opposite forms
decolonize
verb
decolonization
noun
anticolonial
adjective
Advanced or less common
colonialist
noun
postcolonial
adjective
neocolonial
adjective
عبارتها
ant colony
1/ˈænt kˈɑləni/
fixed phrase
group of ants living together
A large group of ants that live and work together in one place, like a nest or hill.
نمونهها
- We found an ant colony under the old log.
- The children watched the ant colony through the glass of the ant farm.
artists' colony
1/ˈɑɹtɪsts kˈɑləni/
fixed phrase
settlement of artists living together
A town or place where many artists live and work, often sharing ideas and studios.
نمونهها
- The village became an artists' colony at the end of the nineteenth century.
- She moved to a seaside artists' colony to focus on her painting.
leper colony
1/lˈɛpɚ kˈɑləni/
fixed phrase
settlement for people with leprosy
A special place, usually in the past, where people with leprosy had to live away from other people.
نمونهها
- He spent years working as a doctor in a remote leper colony.
- The island once served as a leper colony but is now open to visitors.
penal colony
1/pˈinəl kˈɑləni/
fixed phrase
remote settlement used as a prison
A place, often far away, where prisoners are sent to live and work instead of staying in a normal prison.
نمونهها
- Many convicts were transported to a penal colony on the other side of the world.
- The film is set in a brutal penal colony in the desert.
nudist colony
1/nˈudɪst kˈɑləni/
fixed phrase
residential nudist community
A place where a group of people live or stay together and they usually do not wear clothes.
نمونهها
- The documentary follows daily life inside a small nudist colony.
- The beach later developed into a popular nudist colony.
- In the 1970s, several nudist colonies were started in the region.
- Locals were surprised when a nudist colony opened near the town.