Examples of 'was a colony' in a sentence
Meaning of "was a colony"
This phrase refers to a region or territory that was once under the political and economic control of another country or power. Being a colony typically involves the imposition of external governance and exploitation of local resources by the ruling power
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There was a colony of rooks in this old garden.
It is unclear whether there was a colony on the moon.
It was a colony held by a single man.
I would not be surprised if there was a colony of them in my hair.
It was a colony itself.
The question could even be raised of whether it was a colony at all.
Canada was a colony no longer.
The country was governed as if it was a colony.
Was a colony or protectorate.
Canada was a colony.
For a long time Indonesia was a colony.
Brazil was a colony of Portugal for over three centuries.
Revised mythologies said it was a colony of Ephesus.
Pondicherry was a colony of France for almost three centuries.
A tiny country that for a long time was a colony of Spain.
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The city was a colony of Athens.
Suriname is the only country in South America that was a colony of the Netherlands.
Adjoining the latter was a colony of quiet and inoffensive Beavers.
Ireland is the only Member State of the Community which was a colony within living memory.
Miletus was a colony of Athens and therefore traditionally held especially dear to the mother city.
At the time the Indies was a colony of the Netherlands.
It was a colony of Spain and the USA.
At that time Louisiana was a colony of Spain.
India was a colony of Great Britain at the time.
At the time of Marx sub continent was a colony of British Imperialism.
Argentina was a colony and was part of the Spanish Empire.
For over a century the region was a colony of Great Britain.
It was a colony established by the ancient Phoenicians who were Canaanites.
He adds that this city was a colony of the one in Opuntian Locris.
It was a colony and an overseas territory under the Third Republic.
Parsons has suggested that Bilbao was a colony founded during the Middle Classic c.
It was a colony of the Great Britain.
It was called Bourbaki when Algeria was a colony of France.
Puerto Rico was a colony of Spain for four centuries.
Actually I have not heard My friend said there was a colony.
Cyrene was a colony of the Greeks of Thera.
There were treaties Australia entered into when Papua New Guinea was a colony of Australia.
Brazil was a colony of Portugal.
Prior to achieving its independence, Cuba was a colony of Spain.
I know that there was a colony in the Chunsky district of the Irkutsk Region.
Antioch in Syria was a free city, but Antioch in Pisidia was a colony.
It was a colony of Spain.
At that time, Algeria was a colony of France.
India was a colony of the United Kingdom.
At that time, India was a colony of British.
It was a colony called German Samoa.
However, the floating feature was a colony of creatures called tunicates.
India was a colony of exploitation, not one of settlement.
In those days, Korea was a colony of Japan.
Neu Samara was a colony of German speaking Mennonites in the Orenburg region of Russia.
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