(Marxism) A country which is officially an independent and sovereign nation, but in reality dependent and dominated by one or more countries.

plural of leper colony

An isolated community used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.

A census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States.

plural of freedom colony

(US) An African-American municipality or community built by freedmen, former slaves who were emancipated during and after the American Civil War.

A census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States.

A mysterious and widespread phenomenon of the sudden disappearance of colonies of bees.

(historical) The Orange Free State when annexed by Britain in 1900. Abbreviation ORC.

plural of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor