colony

ot noun

1. Region or governmental unit created by another country and generally ruled by another country. Bermuda is a crown colony of Great Britain.
2. An apartment complex or neighborhood. Our colony is quite small, but each apartment is large.
3. 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.
4. A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association. a colony of specialized polyps and medusoids