Country
Country noun - A body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government.
Usage example: usually in time of war, the whole country unites behind the president
Colony and country are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Colony" instead a noun "Country".
Nearby Word: countryside
Colony
Colony noun - A group of organisms of the same type living or growing together.
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Synonyms for Colony
Country and colony are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Country" instead a noun "Colony".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| full | full country | full colony |
| original | original country | original colony |
| free | free country | free colony |
| single | single country | single colony |
| Other adjectives: small, entire, large, big, huge, little, tiny, distant, peaceful, new, major, former, neutral, independent, last, different, neighboring, biggest. | ||
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