Colony (fraternity or sorority)
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(1)   A group of animals of the same type living together
(2)   (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell
(3)   A body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
(4)   A geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
(5)   One of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
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  1. Region or governmental unit created by another country and generally ruled by another country.
  2. A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association.
    • ant colony
    • The Portuguese Man O' War (Physalia physalis), also known as the bluebubble, bluebottle or the man-of-war, is commonly thought of as a jellyfish but is actually a siphonophore — a colony of specialized polyps and medusoids. Wikipedia article on

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