colonies

noun

SayKOL-uh-neezAUS/ˈkɔl.ə.niz/UK/ˈkɒl.ə.niz/

1 meaning of colonies

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noun
Plural of colony. Use this form when you mean more than one colony.
Many European countries once ruled colonies far across the sea.
Ant colonies can hold thousands of tiny insects.
Note

colonies is a form of colony

colony, noun: A land that another country rules and fills with its own people. Full entry

Forms: colonycolonies plural
Spelling: colony → colonies: change y to i, add -es
Sound: The ending sounds like /z/.

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