Colonies and States

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Colonies

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States and colonies are semantically related. In some cases you can use "States" instead a noun "Colonies".

States

States noun - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776.
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Colonies and States are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Colonies" instead a noun "States".

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  • Fusion Dance Many of the provinces and states that make up Canada and the United States were once all separate British colonies.
    Source: Fusion Dance
  • The former colonies, now States, often behaved more like autonomous states, and no national currency existed.
    Source: Early Installment Weirdness / Real Life
  • Literature / The Tales of Alvin Maker The United States, a collection of independent colonies sandwiched between New England and the Crown Colonies, which were persuaded to unite by Benjamin Franklin.
    Source: Literature / The Tales of Alvin Maker
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