Empire vs. Colony

An empire is a sovereign state made up of several territories and peoples subject to a single ruling authority, often an emperor. A state can become an empire either by a narrow definition through having an emperor and being named as such, or by a broad definition as stated above as an aggregate territory under the rule of supreme authorities such as the Roman Empire.

In political science, a colony is a territory subject to a form of foreign rule. Though dominated by the foreign colonizers, colonies remain separate from the administration of the original country of the colonizers, the metropolitan state (or "mother country").

an extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state

a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country

a large commercial organization owned or controlled by one person or group

a group of people of one nationality or race living in a foreign place

denoting a style of furniture, decoration, or dress fashionable chiefly during the First Empire in France. The decorative style was neoclassical but marked by an interest in Egyptian and other ancient motifs.

a community of animals or plants of one kind living close together or forming a physically connected structure

denoting produce from the Commonwealth.

A group of emigrants or their descendants who settle in a distant territory but remain subject to or closely associated with the parent country.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a neoclassic style, as in clothing or the decorative arts, prevalent in France during the early 1800s.

A territory thus settled.

A variety of apple having dark red skin and white flesh.

A region politically controlled by a distant country; a dependency.

A political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority.

A group of people with the same interests or ethnic origin concentrated in a particular area

The territory included in such a unit.

The area occupied by such a group.

An extensive enterprise under a unified authority:a publishing empire.

Colonies The British colonies that became the original 13 states of the United States.

Imperial or imperialistic sovereignty, domination, or control:the extension of empire to distant lands.

A group of people who have been institutionalized in a relatively remote area

A political unit, typically having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations (especially one comprising one or more kingdoms) and ruled by a single supreme authority.

A group of the same kind of animals, plants, or one-celled organisms living or growing together.

A political unit ruled by an emperor or empress.

A visible growth of microorganisms, usually in a solid or semisolid nutrient medium.

The group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to an imperial power (foreign to them), when distinguished from the native territory of that power; imperial possessions.

An area under the political control of another country and typically occupied by settlers (colonists) from it, or by their descendants.

An expansive and powerful enterprise under the control of one person or group.

A group of people who settle such an area and maintain ties to their native country, and (later) their descendants.

(Absolute) control, dominion, sway.

A group of people, of one nationality, ethnic group, or language, residing in a different country, city, or area; the area such people occupy.

alternative case form of Empire.

A group of people with similar interests, occupations, or characteristics, living in a particular area; the area such people occupy.

Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion.

(biology) A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association.

The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely of a king), usually of greater extent than a kingdom, always comprising a variety in the nationality of, or the forms of administration in, constituent and subordinate portions; as, the Austrian empire.

A group of bacteria, fungi or other cells cultured together, especially from a single cell.

Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason.

(India) An apartment complex or neighborhood.

the domain ruled by an emperor or empress

A local group of Beaver Scouts.

a group of countries under a single authority;

A potential new chapter of a fraternity or sorority awaiting official recognition from their headquarters.

a monarchy with an emperor as head of state

A company of people transplanted from their mother country to a remote province or country, and remaining subject to the jurisdiction of the parent state; as, the British colonies in America.

a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization

The district or country colonized; a settlement.

an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple

a territory subject to the ruling governmental authority of another country and not a part of the ruling country.

A company of persons from the same country sojourning in a foreign city or land; as, the American colony in Paris.

A number of animals or plants living or growing together, beyond their usual range.

A cell family or group of common origin, mostly of unicellular organisms, esp. among the lower algæ. They may adhere in chains or groups, or be held together by a gelatinous envelope.

A cluster or aggregation of zooids of any compound animal, as in the corals, hydroids, certain tunicates, etc.

A community of social insects, as ants, bees, etc.

a group of microorganisms originating as the descendents of one individual cell, growing on a gelled growth medium, as of gelatin or agar; especially, such a group that has grown to a sufficient number to be visible to the naked eye.

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

a group of animals of the same type living together

one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States

a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country

(microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell