Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: colonies

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After the American colonies declared independence, the Virginia General Assembly recognized that many of the laws that operated in the colony of Virginia would not work for the newly independent state.

Source: https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/religious-freedom-day-an-important-history-given-the-current-hostility

And one man expressed happiness that former colonies are cutting ties with Britain.

Source: https://www.iriefm.net/some-british-citizens-support-jamaicas-decision-to-cut-ties-with-england-as-new-king-is-crowned/

But Janpal Basran, who heads local charity Southall Community Alliance, said that many communities in the area are from former colonies and “remember what it was like to be ruled by others.”

Source: https://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/entertainment/national_entertainment/article_3d20a38d-63fa-5cff-a707-5bab0b04d029.html

But Mayotte’s water crisis underlines inequalities and often awkward relationships between the central government in Paris and former colonies that remain part of France.

Source: https://jerseyeveningpost.com/morenews/worldnews/2023/11/12/parched-french-territory-sees-diseases-rebound-as-water-rationed/

By early December, ice in four of the five colonies had dissipated entirely, forcing adult penguins to abandon the breeding ground early and consigning the chicks to a premature end.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/08/24/record-sea-ice-melt-in-antarctica-doomed-thousands-of-penguin-chicks-to-a-watery-grave/

"By marking individuals of the same species from different colonies and introducing them to one another, we evaluated if workers from different colonies were adopted or excluded."

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-04-florida-nonnative-leaf-litter-ants-native.html

"By marking individuals of the same species from different colonies and introducing them to one another, we evaluated if workers from different colonies were adopted or excluded."

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-04-florida-nonnative-leaf-litter-ants-native.html

Chatham House’s Russia and Eurasia program studies the same countries minus the Baltic States and Moldova, and Leiden University’s Russia and Eurasia studies covers Russia and its former colonies.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/02/11/russia-studies-war-ukraine-decolonize-imperialism-western-academics-soviet-empire-eurasia-eastern-europe-university/

Dunlap printed an estimated 200 copies which were distributed throughout the colonies, to dignitaries including George Washington, and, of course, to England.

Source: https://www.irishcentral.com/news/declaration-independence-belfast

Experts say swarms of 5,000 bugs are leaving to form new colonies due to overcrowding, hot conditions in hives and ageing Queen bees.

Source: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/brits-warned-massive-bee-invasion-30348390

From the age 10 he frequently would volunteer with Wild Thing – Feral Feline Fix in Jefferson City, feeding feral colonies.

Source: https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/megan-fox/2023/02/01/national-media-ignores-gruesome-missouri-university-murder-allegedly-committed-by-a-woman-n1667130

Frustration was the order of the day in the colonies, but in Europe the wheels of the Industrial Revolution were on fire.

Source: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20230802/emancipation-come-last

Germany loses all their colonies in a single day, with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.

Source: https://www.thejournal.ie/france-colonial-legacy-coups-west-africa-sahel-6158047-Sep2023/

Gitai, which also has offices in Japan, aims to provide the labor force for space: inexpensive robots capable of construction and maintaining space colonies and other infrastructure.

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/29/gitai-closes-additional-funding-in-advance-of-demo-mission-outside-the-iss/

Guyana had been one of Britain’s colonies; it was known as British Guiana at the time.

Source: https://guyanatimesgy.com/guyana-venezuela-border-controversy-guyana-confident-icj-will-confirm-longstanding-intl-boundary-with-venezuela-pres-ali/

However, a slave uprising led by the Gith shattered the Illithid Empire and reduced them to terrestrial monsters and a few colonies seen in 's present day, the githyanki and githzerai hate mind flayers more than anything, including each other.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/dnd-mind-flayer-history-tactics-campaign/

Ideally, the colonies are contained through a process called trap, neuter and return.

Source: https://www.courant.com/2023/05/21/care-of-hartfords-exploding-feral-cat-population-left-to-residents/

"If we can keep activities like egg laying happening at the right time, we are expecting to have healthier broods and more active and healthy colonies.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-02-robotic-bees-roots-healthier-environment.html

I grew up in one of Russia's past colonies – Estonia was occupied by Soviet Russia for almost half a century.

Source: https://news.err.ee/1609127426/prime-minister-ukraine-victory-goes-hand-in-hand-with-principles-of-democracy