The term Colony has multiple meanings:

• In politics and in history, a colony is an administrative unit under the control of another entity (usually an autonomous state) geographically distant.
• In biology, colony means several individual organisms of the same species living closely together.
• Space colonization refers to human colonies not situated on the Earth.
• In music, Colony is a Scandinavian metal album by the band In Flames.
• In regards to fraternities and sororities, a Colony is a probationary chapter of a national fraternity/sorority.