colony

colonia

País o territorio gobernado por otro país, generalmente lejano.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: dependency

Expresiones frecuentes: british colony, former colony, overseas colony

colonia

Grupo de animales, plantas u otros seres vivos que viven muy cerca unos de otros.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: a colony of something (A colony of bats lives in the cave.)

Expresiones frecuentes: ant colony, bacterial colony, colony of something

colonia, asentamiento

Comunidad formada por personas llegadas de otro lugar que mantienen vínculos con su país de origen.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: settlement

Expresiones frecuentes: settler colony, establish a colony, found a colony

urbanización, colonia

Conjunto de casas o edificios de viviendas que forman un barrio.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: neighborhood, housing complex

Expresiones frecuentes: residential colony, housing colony, our colony