colony In modern parlance, a colony is a territory subject to a form of foreign rule. Though dominated by the foreign colonizers, colonies remain separate from the administration of the original country of the colonizers, the '' metropolitan state' ...

is a territory governed by people from another country. Colony may also refer to:

Biology

* Colony (biology), group of individual organisms of the same species living closely together

Places in the United States

* Colony, Alabama * Colony, Kansas *

Colony, Missouri Colony is an unincorporated community in Knox County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tenn ...

* Colony, Oklahoma * Colony, Lexington, a neighborhood in southwestern Lexington, Kentucky *

The Colony, Texas The Colony is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Dallas. The population was 44,534 at the 2020 census. History The Colony derives its name from the original Peters Colony. The Peters Colony headquarters was located ...

Colony Township, Adams County, Iowa Colony Township is one of twelve townships in Adams County, Iowa, United States. At the 2010 census, its population was 174. Geography Colony Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS T ...

Colony Township, Delaware County, Iowa Colony Township is a township in Delaware County, Iowa, USA The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 ...

* Colony Township, Greeley County, Kansas * Colony Township, Knox County, Missouri

Arts, entertainment, and media

Film

* ''Colony'' (film), a 2010 documentary about beekeepers and colony collapse disorder * ''The Colony'' (1995 film), an American made-for-television thriller starring John Ritter * ''The Colony'' (1996 film), an American made-for-television thriller starring Michael Paré * ''The Colony'' (2007 film), a Canadian short film by Jeff Barnaby * ''The Colony'' (2013 film), a Canadian science fiction horror film starring Laurence Fishburne * ''The Colony'' (2015 film) or ''Colonia'', a drama starring Emma Watson and Daniel Brühl *'' A Colony'', a 2018 Canadian French-language film starring Émilie Bierre *''The Colony'' (also known as ''Tides'', a 2021 German-Swiss science fiction thriller film

Literature

* ''Colony'' (Buffy novel), based on the ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' television series * ''Colony'' (Grant novel), by Rob Grant * "Colony" (short story), by Philip K. Dick * ''The Colony'' (novel), novel by Audrey Magee

Music

* ''Colony'' (In Flames album), 1999 *"Colony", a song by Joy Division on the album '' Closer'' *"Colony", a song by Susumu Hirasawa on the 1995 album ''

Sim City ''SimCity'' is an open-ended city-building video game series originally designed by Will Wright. The first game in the series, ''SimCity'', was published by Maxis in 1989 and were followed by several sequels and many other spin-off "''Sim' ...

Television

* ''Colony'' (TV series), a 2016 American television series on USA Network * ''The Colony'' (2005 TV series), 2005 reality television series set in historical Australia * ''The Colony'' (American TV series), 2009 Discovery Channel reality television series set in a post-apocalyptic US * "Colony" (''The X-Files''), episode from the television series ''The X-Files'' *"The Colony", an episode from the television series ''Voltron: Legendary Defender''

Video games

* ''Colony'' (video game), 1987 computer game by Mastertronic * ''The Colony'' (video game), 1988 computer game by Mindscape

Brands and enterprises

* Colony (restaurant), London, England * Colony Brands, an American mail-order and electronic retail company *

The Colony (restaurant) The Colony was a restaurant in New York City known as a meeting place of café society. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph L. Pani, who later sold it to a group of employees. It closed in 1971. History Located on Sixty-first Street off Madison A ...

, New York City (1923–1971) *

The Colony Room Club The Colony Room Club was a private members' drinking club at 41 Dean Street, Soho, London. It was founded and presided over by Muriel Belcher from its inception in 1948 until her death in 1979. The artist Francis Bacon (artist), Francis Bacon ...

, a club in London (1948-2008)

Other uses

*a body of people who have gathered to live near each other, e.g. an

artists' colony An art colony, also known as an artists' colony, can be defined two ways. Its most liberal description refers to the organic congregation of Artist, artists in towns, villages and rural areas, often drawn by areas of natural beauty, the prior exi ...

* Colony (fraternity or sorority), a probationary chapter of a national fraternity or sorority * Colony (Poland), a type of settlement in Poland * Colony (Russian Empire), a type of settlement in the Russian Empire with an invited foreign population *

Colony Club The Colony Club is a women-only private social club in New York City. Founded in 1903 by Florence Jaffray Harriman, wife of J. Borden Harriman, as the first social club established in New York City by and for women, it was modeled on similar ...

, a social club in New York City, New York, USA * Colony Framework, an open source plugin framework specification * Colony High School, Ontario, California *

Colony houses The colony houses of Edinburgh were built between 1850 and 1910 as homes for artisans and skilled working-class families by philanthropic model dwellings companies. The first development was the Pilrig Model Buildings, near Leith Walk. Later de ...

, model housing developments in Edinburgh * Colony-class frigate, a US Navy class * The Colony (Bennachie), a former squatters' community near Aberdeen, Scotland *

The Colony (professional wrestling) The Colony is a professional wrestling stable, best known for performing for Chikara. As their name suggests, their gimmick is that of an ant colony, which is further reinforced with their names being based on particular ants (Fire Ant, Green A ...

, professional wrestling stable in Chikara * Jim Colony, sports news announcer