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colony vs place

place vs colony

colony and place both are nouns.

colony is not a verb while place is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
colony Yes No No No
place Yes No Yes No
As nouns, place is a hypernym of colony; that is, place is a word with a broader meaning than colony:
  • colony: a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated
  • place: any area set aside for a particular purpose
Other hypernyms of colony include property.
colony (noun) place (noun)
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government a job in an organization
a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
(microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell an abstract mental location
a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country the passage that is being read
a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated a blank area
an item on a list or in a sequence
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
a general vicinity
a public square with room for pedestrians
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
any area set aside for a particular purpose
the particular portion of space occupied by something
where you live at a particular time
proper or designated social situation
a particular situation
proper or appropriate position or location
colony (verb) place (verb)
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
assign a rank or rating to
take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
estimate
sing a note with the correct pitch
to arrange for
assign to a station
finish second or better in a horse or dog race
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
put into a certain place or abstract location
locate
assign a location to
make an investment
assign to (a job or a home)
place somebody in a particular situation or location
identify the location or place of
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