Colonies
Britishplural noun
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the subject territories formerly in the British Empire
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history the 13 states forming the original United States of America when they declared their independence (1776). These were Connecticut, North and South Carolina, Delaware, Georgia, New Hampshire, New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, and New Jersey
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By the late 1770s, the Revolution in what is known as the Middle Colonies had become a brutal civil war.
From Salon
The four were indicted in 2011 on multiple charges stemming from a land dispute between the county and Colonies Partners.
From Los Angeles Times
Colonies consist of hundreds of individuals linked in chains that can be up to several meters long.
From Science Daily
Heavily taxed playing cards circulated in the American Colonies before the Revolutionary War.
From National Geographic
Colonies of seabirds, then, are helping keep the Arctic cooler and dampening the effects of climate change “one splat at a time.”
From Scientific American
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