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 ''metropole, metropolit ...

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

Biology

Colony (biology) In biology, a colony is composed of two or more conspecific individuals living in close association with, or connected to, one another. This association is usually for mutual benefit such as stronger defense or the ability to attack bigger prey. ...

, group of individual organisms of the same species living closely together

Places in the United States

Colony, Alabama Colony is a town in Cullman County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 268, down from 385 in 2000. Colony is a historically African-American town. In its early days it was a haven for African Americans in the Deep South ...

Colony, Kansas Colony is a city in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 381. History Colony had its start in the year 1872 by the building of the railroad through that territory. It was named for a co ...

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 is a town in northeastern Washita County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 136 at the 2010 U.S. census, a decrease of 7.5 percent from 147 in 2000. It was named for the Seger Colony, founded in 1886, which taught modern agricultu ...

* 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 wi ...

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 Colony Township is an inactive township in Knox County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Colony Township was established in 1872, taking its name from Colony, Missouri Colony is an unincorporated community in Knox County, in the U.S. state of Mis ...

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 Colony'' (french: Une colonie) is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles and released in 2018. The film centres on Mylia (Émilie Bierre), a young girl starting high school who is torn between her new friends ...

'', 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 Audrey Magee is an Irish novelist and journalist. Her debut novel, ''The Undertaking'', was nominated for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction in 2014. Her novel '' The Colony'' was longlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize. Biography Born in Irel ...

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 Colony Brands, Inc. (formerly, ''The Swiss Colony, Inc.'') is a mail-order catalog, mail-order and electronic retail company known for its cheese, sausage, chocolate, fruitcakes, and other food products. The company also features extensive offerin ...

, 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 was a founder and lifelo ...

, 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 artists in towns, villages and rural areas, often drawn by areas of natural beauty, the prior existence o ...

Colony (fraternity or sorority) A colony is a probationary body of a national fraternity or sorority. It can be considered a new Greek organization that is awaiting official recognition from their international headquarters to maintain a chapter on their college’s campus. A ...

, a probationary chapter of a national fraternity or sorority *

Colony (Poland) A colony, in Polish law The Polish law or legal system in Poland has been developing since the first centuries of Polish history, over 1,000 years ago. The public and private laws of Poland are codified. The supreme law in Poland is the Consti ...

, a type of settlement in Poland *

Colony (Russian Empire) In the Russian Empire, a colony (russian: колония) was a type of settlement, typically agricultural, created under government encouragement in sparsely populated territories. Most commonly they were created by foreigners invited to resettle t ...

, 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 The Colony Framework is an Open-source software, open source Plug-in (computing), plugin Software framework, framework specification.

, an open source plugin framework specification *

Colony High School Colony High School is a high school located in Ontario, California and is part of the Chaffey Joint Union High School District. The school serves the communities of southern Ontario, including the new Ontario Ranch community, and portions of east ...

, 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) The Colony was a squatters' community on "commonty", or common land, on one side of Bennachie, a range of hills near Aberdeen, in Scotland. From the beginning of the nineteenth century common land in the parishes of Chapel of Garioch and Oyne ...

, 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