Synonyms for colony

noun

1. A colonial area

   settlement, dependency, subject state, colonial state, dominion, offshoot, possession, political possession, mandate, province, new land, clearing, protectorate, territory, daughter country, satellite state, satellite province, community, group, group migration, hive, swarm, home in the wilderness; see also nation 1, territory 2.

2. A colonial people or culture

   pioneers, colonists, forerunners, forefathers, antecedents, beginnings, early days; see also sense 1.