Colonies

noun

1. A governmental unit created on land of another country owned by colonists from a country.
2. A settlement of emigrants who move to a new place, but remain culturally tied to their place of origin
3. Region or governmental unit created by another country and generally ruled by another country.

   "Bermuda is a crown colony of Great Britain."

4. An apartment complex or neighborhood.

   "Our colony is quite small, but each apartment is large."

5. A group of people with the same interests or ethnic origin concentrated in a particular geographic area

   "The Amana Colonies in Iowa were settled by people from Germany."