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colonies

/ˈkɑləniz/ /ˈkɑləniːz/

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noun

Colonies

A governmental unit created on land of another country owned by colonists from a country.

Examples :

"England established colonies in North America to gain resources and expand its power. "

L'Angleterre a établi des colonies en Amérique du Nord pour acquérir des ressources et étendre son pouvoir.

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noun

Colonie

A settlement of emigrants who move to a new place, but remain culturally tied to their place of origin

Examples :

"The Italian immigrants formed colonies in New York City, where they maintained their traditions, food, and language from their homeland. "

Les immigrants italiens ont formé des colonies à New York, où ils ont maintenu leurs traditions, leur nourriture et leur langue de leur pays d'origine.

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noun

Colonies

Region or governmental unit created by another country and generally ruled by another country.

Examples :

"Bermuda is a crown colony of Great Britain."

Les Bermudes sont une colonie de la Couronne britannique.

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noun

Ensemble d'appartements, quartier

An apartment complex or neighborhood.

Examples :

"Our colony is quite small, but each apartment is large."

Notre ensemble d'appartements est assez petit, mais chaque appartement est grand.

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noun

Communauté, colonie

A group of people with the same interests or ethnic origin concentrated in a particular geographic area

Examples :

"The Amana Colonies in Iowa were settled by people from Germany."

Les communautés Amana dans l'Iowa ont été fondées par des personnes originaires d'Allemagne.

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Colonie

A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association.

Examples :

"a colony of specialized polyps and medusoids"

Une colonie de polypes et de médusoïdes spécialisés.

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noun

Groupe local de louveteaux

A local group of Beaver Scouts.

Examples :

"My son is excited to join one of the Beaver Scout colonies that meets at the community center. "

Mon fils est ravi de rejoindre l'un des groupes locaux de louveteaux qui se réunit au centre communautaire.

group organization