*colon*

n. [ F. colonel, It. colonello, prop., the chief or commander of a column, fr. colonna column, L. columna. See Column. ] (Mil.) The chief officer of a regiment; an officer ranking next above a lieutenant colonel and next below a brigadier general. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mil.) The office, rank, or commission of a colonel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Colonelcy. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A colonist. [ Obs. ] Holland [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. colonial. ] Of or pertaining to a colony; as, colonial rights, traffic, wars. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The state or quality of, or the relationship involved in, being colonial.

The last tie of colonialism which bound us to the mother country is broken. Brander Matthews. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A custom, idea, feature of government, or the like, characteristic of a colony. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. The colonial system of political government or extension of territory, by which one nation exerts political control over another nation, territory, or people, maintaining the colony in a state of dependence, its inhabitants not having the same full rights as those of the colonial power. The controlling power is typically extended thus by military force or the threat of force. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

4. the political or ideological system of beliefs advocating or justifying colonial control of one nation over another nation, territory, or people. [ PJC ]

n. a believer in or advocate of colonialism{ 3 }. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. of or pertaining to the colon. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. colonus husbandman. ] Of or pertaining to husbandmen. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A member or inhabitant of a colony. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Med.) See Colitis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. colonisation. ] The act of colonizing, or the state of being colonized; the formation of a colony or colonies. [ 1913 Webster ]

The wide continent of America invited colonization. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A friend to colonization, esp. (U. S. Hist) to the colonization of Africa by emigrants from the colored population of the United States. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Colonized p. pr. & vb. n. Colonizing. ] [ Cf. F. coloniser. ] To plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people with colonists; to migrate to and settle in. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

They that would thus colonize the stars with inhabitants. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To remove to, and settle in, a distant country; to make a colony. C. Buchanan. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. inhabited by people who were born in or retain strong ties to another country.
Syn. -- settled. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. politically ruled by citizens of another country. [ PJC ]

3. having a population (of animals or plants) which moved in from another territory.
Syn. -- colonized. [ PJC ]

n. One who promotes or establishes a colony; a colonist. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. colonnade, It. colonnata, fr. colonna column. See Colonel. ] (Arch.) A series or range of columns placed at regular intervals with all the adjuncts, as entablature, stylobate, roof, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ When in front of a building, it is called a portico; when surrounding a building or an open court or square, a peristyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. having a series of columns arranged at regular intervals; furnished with a colonnade. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Colonies [ L. colonia, fr. colonus farmer, fr. colere to cultivate, dwell: cf. F. colonie. Cf. Culture. ] 1. A company of people transplanted from their mother country to a remote province or country, and remaining subject to the jurisdiction of the parent state; as, the British colonies in America. [ 1913 Webster ]

The first settlers of New England were the best of Englishmen, well educated, devout Christians, and zealous lovers of liberty. There was never a colony formed of better materials. Ames. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The district or country colonized; a settlement. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. a territory subject to the ruling governmental authority of another country and not a part of the ruling country. [ PJC ]

4. A company of persons from the same country sojourning in a foreign city or land; as, the American colony in Paris. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Nat. Hist.) A number of animals or plants living or growing together, beyond their usual range. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Bot.) A cell family or group of common origin, mostly of unicellular organisms, esp. among the lower algæ. They may adhere in chains or groups, or be held together by a gelatinous envelope. [ PJC ]

7. (Zool.) A cluster or aggregation of zooids of any compound animal, as in the corals, hydroids, certain tunicates, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

8. (Zool.) A community of social insects, as ants, bees, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

9. (Microbiology) a group of microorganisms originating as the descendents of one individual cell, growing on a gelled growth medium, as of gelatin or agar; especially, such a group that has grown to a sufficient number to be visible to the naked eye. [ PJC ]

n. (Microbiology) an instrument designed to conveniently count or assist counting colonies{ 9 } of microorganisms on a plate containing a gelled growth medium. One variety uses a pencil-like rod with a metal tip, which is connected by an electrical connection to the gelled growth medium; when touched to a colony{ 9 } on the plate, the completion of the electrical circuit causes an increment of 1 unit on the readout of the colony counter. [ PJC ]

. A colony of the British Empire not having an elective magistracy or a parliament, but governed by a chief magistrate (called Governor) appointed by the Crown, with executive councilors nominated by him and not elected by the people. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. same as decolonization. [ mostly British ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. the action of changing from colonial to independent status.
Syn. -- decolonisation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. to grant independence to (a former colony). [ Also spelled decolonise. ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. i. to release one's colonies and free them to become independednt nations; -- of nations. [ Also spelled decolonise. ] [ PJC ]

a. Between or among colonies; pertaining to the intercourse or mutual relations of colonies; as, intercolonial trade. -- In`ter*co*lo"ni*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. meso`kwlon; me`sos middle + kw^lon the colon: cf. F. mésocôlon. ] (Anat.) The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the colon. -- Mes`o*col"ic a. [1913 Webster]

n. Control by a powerful country of its former colonies (or other less developed countries) by economic pressures. In contrast to colonialism, in which one country controls another territory by military force. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A second or renewed colonization. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To colonize again. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The punctuation mark [ ; ] indicating a separation between parts or members of a sentence more distinct than that marked by a comma. [ 1913 Webster ]