Word of the Day for Grades 4-6

Definition: 1. a group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation. 2. the country or district so settled. 3. any people or territory separated from but subject to a ruling power.

Example: Early American settlers formed a colony at Plymouth Rock.

Synonyms: settlement, society

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