(historical) The thirteen British colonies that successfully revolted in 1775--1781, forming the nucleus of the United States of America. To wit: New Hampshire, Massachusetts (including present-day Maine), Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York (including present-day Vermont), New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia (including present-day West Virginia), North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

(dated) A locality in which a group of nudists live temporarily or permanently separated from the rest of the community

A fish, the kahawai.

(mainly historical) a country which possesses, or formerly possessed, colonies in different parts of the world.

plural of nudist colony

plural of colonial power

plural of penal colony

Pertaining to a modern "retro" interpretation of the US colonial era.

A colonial territory used (mainly) for the detention and forced labor of deportees, typically where free labor is desperately scarce.

plural of crown colony