colony : Idioms & Phrases
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cape colony
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noun a former province of southern South Africa that was settled by the Dutch in 1652 and ceded to Great Britain in 1814; in 1994 it was split into three new provinces of South Africa
Cape of Good Hope Province; Cape Province.
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crown colony
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noun a British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor
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massachusetts bay colony
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noun one of the British colonies that formed the United States
Massachusetts.
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old colony
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noun a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
MA; Massachusetts; Bay State.
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penal colony
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noun a penal institution where prisoners are exiled (often located on an island from which escape is difficult or impossible)
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plymouth colony
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noun colony formed by the Pilgrims when they arrived at Plymouth Rock in 1620; it was absorbed into the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691
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proprietary colony
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noun a colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century)
