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colony

colony In this historical source, colony can mean a group shaped by locality in social usage, a biologically organized group of relatively distinct living units, or in political philosophy a community of emigrants settled away from their mother country and still under its protection or government.

In this historical source, colony can mean a group shaped by locality in social usage, a biologically organized group of relatively distinct living units, or in political philosophy a community of emigrants settled away from their mother country and still under its protection or government. It can also refer to such settlers as a distinct self-governing community.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Colony” (Colony).
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