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col·o·ny
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colonial
Colonial means relating to countries that are colonies, or to colonialism. -
colonize
If people colonize a foreign country, they go to live there and take control of it. -
royal colony
a colony ruled or administered by officials appointed by and responsible to the reigning sovereign of the parent state. -
aden
the main port and commercial capital of Yemen, on the N coast of the Gulf of Aden, an arm of the Indian Ocean at the entrance to the Red Sea: capital of South Yemen until 1990: formerly an important port of call on shipping routes to the East. Pop: 584 000 (2005 est) -
charter colony
a colony, such as Virginia or Massachusetts, created by royal charter under the control of an individual, trading company, etc, and exempt from interference by the Crown -
mandate
a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative: The president had a clear mandate to end the war.