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as in plantation
a settlement in a new country or region
the early history of New York City when it was a Dutch colony
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Recent Examples of colony
Denmark ruled Greenland as a colony until 1953, when the island achieved greater powers of self-governance.
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Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
The room includes a fresco by artist David Roma that takes visual cues from the sunsets of former French colonies.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
More: What Greenland's election means for Trump's desire to take over island
Greenland is a former Danish colony and has been a territory since 1953.
—Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Tom Little, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Additionally, its rope nurseries feature 160 ropes with 1,600 coral fragments on their way to growing into new colonies.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
The room includes a fresco by artist David Roma that takes visual cues from the sunsets of former French colonies.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
More: What Greenland's election means for Trump's desire to take over island
Greenland is a former Danish colony and has been a territory since 1953.
—Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Tom Little, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Additionally, its rope nurseries feature 160 ropes with 1,600 coral fragments on their way to growing into new colonies.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colony
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Musician and educator Harry Urata, confined to an internment camp after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, encountered Japanese-American workers who had processed sugar cane leaves on Hawaiian plantations since the late 19th and early 20th centuries.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
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The latter sports comedy drama, starring Bernal and Diego Luna as two brothers working on a banana plantation with dreams of breaking into professional football, was produced by Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro González Iñárritu and Guillermo del Toro.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2025
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And there’s a sector of the Puerto Rican filmmaking community that offers services to these productions.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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Those include the Health Resources and Services Administration, which oversees and provides funding for hundreds of community health centers around the country, as well as the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which funds clinics and oversees the national 988 hotline.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Mar. 2025
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South Bow said the incident took place at milepost 171, near Fort Ransom, a small outpost about 80 miles from Fargo.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
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This itinerary hews close to the river, focusing on the central Hudson Valley cities of Kingston, Hudson and Beacon, as well as villages, hamlets and rural outposts worth a detour.—
Ingrid K. Williams,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Colony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colony. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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