nouns
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"
a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together
is a type of (narrower)
a group of plants or animals
a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated
"a nudist colony"; "an artists' colony"
is a type of (narrower)
any area set aside for a particular purpose
"who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"
a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
(microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell
domain category
the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans
is a type of (narrower)
a group of animals