colonies in English

noun
1
a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.
Imperial self-assertion required first of all that Italy seize full control of the colonies it already possessed.
synonyms:settlementdependencyprotectoratesatelliteterritoryoutpostprovince
2
a group of people of one nationality or ethnic group living in a foreign city or country.
the British colony in New York
3
a community of animals or plants of one kind living close together or forming a physically connected structure.
a colony of seals
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1. The United States was originally made up of 13 original Colonies, classified by their regions to include the New England Colonies, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies

2. Sailing for the colonies.

3. The initials CFP originally stood for Colonies Françaises du Pacifique (“French colonies of the Pacific”).

4. Ailanthus grows in colonies …

5. Banderol alone seemed to not reduce the colonies, but killed most of the cells within the colonies

6. American Colonies - American Colonies - Imperial organization: Step by step the list of royal provinces lengthened

7. Leper colonies are only one entry in this classification of special communities; certain penal colonies would be another.

8. Bessarabian Colonies Black Sea Colonies Germans from Russia Settlements Map (all villages) Enjoy! # # # Posted by Sandy Schilling Payne

9. The states that were part of the 13 original Colonies are colored red on this 13 Colonies map

10. Insect Colonies vary widely in the amount of investment they make in each of their offspring Colonies

11. Browse Colonies View All Corals

12. Biofilms are colonies of microbes

13. European bees make large, permanent colonies whereas Africanized bees make small to large colonies that reproduce (swarm) often

14. A Beekeeper needs to maintain healthy bees, prepare colonies for production, inspect colonies for any sign of …

15. Cobblers originated in the British American colonies

16. However, most Bryozoans form colonies that …

17. What Is A Swarm Of Honey Bees? Swarming is the process by which honey bee colonies reproduce to form new colonies

18. The ancient Romans founded colonies throughout Europe.

19. They Amassed huge wealth by plundering the colonies

20. Beekeeping, care and management of colonies of honeybees

21. The American Revolution gave independence to the Colonies.

22. Boatbills nest in mangrove trees (sometimes in colonies)

23. Bryozoans are microscopic aquatic invertebrates that live in colonies

24. Sunkens and Spore Colonies will not expand the creep.

25. The Southern Colonies were noted for plantations, or large

26. Eventually Denmark sold its colonies in India to Britain.

27. 24 Ultimately, all the colonies will become independent.

28. It became a prominent borderworld between the Inner colonies and the Outer Colonies.1 Main article: Battle of Alluvion In 2542,3 the

29. President of the Colonies, Admiral of the Fleet, departing.

30. Social insects, such as ants, live in large colonies.

31. MI method presented the lowest grow rate of Atypic colonies

32. All of the colonies were up in arms against him.

33. The crest is displayed during courtship encounters at breeding colonies.

34. At the low end are independently founded Colonies, wherein single inseminated females (such as eusocial thrips and aphids and some Hymenoptera) initiate new Colonies alone

35. Louis I Abolishes slavery in all Portuguese territories and colonies

36. With growing overseas colonies, however, Britain prevailed over that kingdom.

37. When Acetobacter colonies form enough acetic acid from the ethanol, the calcium carbonate around the colonies dissolves, forming a very distinct clear zone.

38. The Thirteen Colonies Here is a list of the thirteen Colonies with the year they were founded in and a note on how they were founded

39. Bryozoan colonies go through alternating phases of degeneration and regeneration

40. Cyprus was the site of early Phoenician and Greek colonies

41. Bryozoan colonies grow by budding from the adult zooids

42. Ant algorithms Analogize the social behaviour of ant colonies

43. 17 Australia and New Zealand are former British colonies.

44. Bryozoans are microscopic aquatic invertebrates that live in colonies. The colonies of different species take different forms, building exoskeletons (outer protective structures) similar to those of corals

45. Bobolinks are strongly polygamous and nest in small, loose colonies

46. Ants are black, brown, reddish, or yellowish and live in colonies

47. Honey bee Colonies can get all of their resources from flowers

48. The original Thirteen Colonies were British Colonies on the east coast of North America, stretching from New England to the northern border of the Floridas

49. They were located south of both the New England Colonies (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut) and the Middle Colonies (New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware)

50. Cormorant breeding colonies are now widely distributed across Britain & Ireland