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

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 penal colony

plural of colony counter

(microbiology) laboratory equipment used to count colonies of bacteria, or other microorganisms, growing on agar, usually in a Petri dish.

(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.

A country, especially a former colony, controlled or dominated by another country, by the use of economic pressure, political suppression and cultural dominance.

A building built in the Colonial Revival Style.

Of an American architectural style that hearkens back to the architecture prominent in the United States when it was settled by the English, Spanish and Dutch.