OLD COLONY Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the phrase old colony. (close relations)
Definition of OLD COLONY
Best Alternative Words for OLD COLONY
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colony | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 • one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States • a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together • a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated • a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country • (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell | ||||||||
outpost | nounn | |||||||
noun • a station in a remote or sparsely populated location • a settlement on the frontier of civilization • a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops | ||||||||
settlement | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 • a community of people smaller than a town • a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it • the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies • something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making • an area where a group of families live together • termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities | ||||||||
ma | nounn | |||||||
noun • a master's degree in arts and sciences • informal terms for a mother • one thousandth of an ampere • a state in New England, with capital Boston; one of the original 13 colonies | ||||||||
massachusetts | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state in New England, with capital Boston; one of the original 13 colonies • a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived around Massachusetts Bay • one of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital Salem, Charlestown or Boston • the Algonquian language of the Massachuset | ||||||||
bay state | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state in New England, with capital Boston; one of the original 13 colonies | ||||||||
mass. | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state in New England, with capital Boston; one of the original 13 colonies |