A geographical area under the remote control of a country; especially to extract resources or exploit labor from that area.
Much of the eastern United States was formerly a British colony; other areas were French, Spanish, Dutch, or Swedish colonies.
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A group of people who settle an area and maintain ties to their country of origin.
Bermuda is a crown colony of Great Britain.
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A group of people with similar interests, occupations or characteristics, living in a particular area; the area such people occupy.
And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforeſaid, That in every Town in the Colony, where Bread is Baken for Sale, there ſhall be Choſen one Clerk of the Market, or more, as each Town ſhall find needful, at their Annual Election of T…
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