Colony - Simple English Wikipedia

# Colony

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A colony is a place controlled by a another country. The metropolitan state is the country that owns the colony. A country which has many colonies is often called an Empire. A colonist is a person who lives in a colony.

Colonial means having to do with a colony. Colonial land is land that belongs to the colony. A colonist is sometimes called a Colonial. The philosophy of having colonies is called colonialism.

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