Colony (n)

n09048460

type n
lex_filenum 15
def one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
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Hypernym geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
Part holonym United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.
Derivationally related form Colony → colonist
Instance Hyponym Connecticut; Delaware; Georgia; Maryland; Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay Colony; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; Virginia
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Pertainym (pertains to noun) continental → Colony
Hyponym geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
Part meronym United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.
Instance Hypernym Connecticut; Delaware; Georgia; Maryland; Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay Colony; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; Virginia
Derivationally related form colonist → Colony

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