colony

Kolonie

Land oder Gebiet, das von einem anderen, meist weit entfernten Land beherrscht wird.

In einfachem Englisch: A country or area ruled by another country, usually far away.

• The island was once a colony.
• Several former colonies became independent in the twentieth century.
• The empire took resources from its overseas colonies.

Synonyme: dependency

Häufige Wendungen: british colony, former colony, overseas colony

Kolonie

Gruppe von Tieren, Pflanzen oder anderen Lebewesen, die eng beieinander leben.

In einfachem Englisch: A group of animals, plants, or other living things that live closely together.

• An ant colony lives under that stone.
• The island supports a large colony of seabirds.
• Scientists grew bacterial colonies in the laboratory.

So benutzt man es: a colony of something (A colony of bats lives in the cave.)

Häufige Wendungen: ant colony, bacterial colony, colony of something

Kolonie, Siedlung

Gemeinschaft von Menschen, die aus einem anderen Ort zugezogen sind und Verbindungen zu ihrem Herkunftsland behalten.

In einfachem Englisch: A community formed by people who move from another place and keep connections with their original country.

• The settlers founded a small colony.
• Families from abroad joined the colony over several years.
• The colony kept close ties with its original homeland.

Synonyme: settlement

Häufige Wendungen: settler colony, establish a colony, found a colony

Wohnsiedlung

Gruppe von Häusern oder Wohngebäuden, die ein gemeinsames Wohnviertel bilden.

In einfachem Englisch: A group of homes or apartment buildings forming one neighborhood.

• Our colony has a small park.
• Residents of the colony share a water supply.
• Several new apartment buildings have opened in the colony.

Synonyme: neighborhood, housing complex

Häufige Wendungen: residential colony, housing colony, our colony