colony
Because it is a word with a single syllable, colony is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofcolony
- A governmental unit created on land of another country owned by colonists from a country.
- A settlement of emigrants who move to a new place, but remain culturally tied to their place of origin
- Region or governmental unit created by another country and generally ruled by another country.
Example: "Bermuda is a crown colony of Great Britain."
- An apartment complex or neighborhood.
Example: "Our colony is quite small, but each apartment is large."
- A group of people with the same interests or ethnic origin concentrated in a particular geographic area
Example: "The Amana Colonies in Iowa were settled by people from Germany."
- A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association.
Example: "a colony of specialized polyps and medusoids"
- A local group of Beaver Scouts.
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