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noun former British colonies前英国殖民地 the Declaration of Independence of the 13 colonies and the creation of the United States the American colony in Paris聚居巴黎的美国侨民 an artists’ colony聚居的艺术家 a colony of ants蚁群 a bird colony鸟群 Britain’s overseas colonies Settlers established a new colony in the early 18th century. Some of the insects will leave to form a new colony. The birds nest in huge colonies. the former Portuguese colony of Macao By 1733, the British had set up a total of 13 colonies in North America. East Timor was a former Portuguese colony. |