col·o·ny/`kɑlənɪ; ˈkɒləni/ n [C] 1 a country or area that is controlled by a more powerful country 殖民地: Algeria was formerly a French colony. 阿尔及利亚以前是法国的殖民地。 2 a group of people with the same interests who live together 一群志趣相投而聚居在一起的人: an artists' colony 一群聚居在一起的艺术家 3 a group of the same kind of animals living together 〔同类动物的〕群，群体: an ant colony 一个蚂蚁群