colony's

Belonging to settlers

Colony's is the possessive form of colony, indicating something belongs to or is associated with a colony.

A colony is a territory under the control of a distant country, a group of organisms living together, or a community of people with shared characteristics: the colony's governor, the colony's population doubled, the ant colony's queen.

biological

ants

Social colony insects

members · queen · workers · hive · nest · growth · cells · culture · reproduction · swarm

imperial

empire

Domain under unified control

independence · sovereignty · liberation · exploitation · resources · tribute · crown · motherland · governance · resistance

settlement

settlers

Those who establish homes

establishment · charter · governor · territory · pioneers · outpost · plantation · homesteaders · land · boundaries

artistic

artists

Makers of creative works

creative · community · fellowship · studios · workshops · gatherings · collaboration · founding · legacy · influence

animal

penguins

Flightless aquatic seabirds

  • sealsAquatic whiskered mammals
  • batsFlying nocturnal mammals
  • rookeryCommunal bird nesting site

nesting · breeding · habitat · burrows · gathering · territory · migration · young · protection · shore

Opposites
political status/sovereignty

colony'shomeland's

Of native territory

metropolis's · center's · core's · republic's · nation's

colonial relationship

colony'sempire's

Belonging to a dominion

occupier's · protector's

political sovereignty

colony'sempire's

Belonging to a dominion

sovereign's · overlord's

Phrases
Family

colony

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