colony
territory under the political control of an overseas state, generally with its own subordinate colonial government
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Summary
colony ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,742 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: dependent territory[2], region[3]
- Commons category: Colonies[4]
- Has cause: colonization[5]
- Topic's main category: Category:Colonies[6]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[7], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[10], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13]
- Different from: colonialism[14], colony[15]
- Has list: Luettelo siirtomaista[16]
- Position held by head of the organization: colonial governor[17]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18]
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Influence
Things named for colony include Colony-class frigate[19], a ship class[20], founded in 1943[21].
Why It Matters
colony has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] colony is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]
Entities named for colony include Colony-class frigate[19], a ship class[20], founded in 1943[21].