colony

Japanese: コロニー

〘noun〙 (colony)① A group of organisms of the same species or several species. Representative examples of colonies include colonies centered around the nests of animals such as ants and bees, and colonies found in birds and mammals during the breeding season or migration. In the narrow sense, it refers to a colony or a colony of bacteria that grows on a solid medium. A colony. A village. *From "The Hundred Faces of Society (1902)" by Uchida Roan, appendix, "The incarnations of Bacillus gathered together to form a colony." ② A colony of settlers in a colony. *From "The Flowers of Grass (1951)" by Koda Aya, ABC, "A family tree continuing from the colony on the Mayflower." ③ A welfare facility where patients requiring long-term treatment and people with physical and mental disabilities live together and receive treatment and training for social rehabilitation. It began in England after World War I as a communal living facility for tuberculosis survivors. [To Eradicate Tuberculosis (1950)]

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (colony)① 同一種または数種からなる生物の集団。動物ではアリ、ハチなどの巣を中心とする集団や、鳥類、哺乳類などの繁殖期や渡りなどにみられる集団が代表的。狭義には群体、または固体培地上に生じた細菌の集落をいう。群生。集落。※社会百面相（1902）〈内田魯庵〉附録「バチルスの化身(けしん)が寄て集ってコロニイを作りつつ」② 植民地の植民者の集落。※草の花（1951）〈幸田文〉ＡＢＣ「メイフラワー号のコロニーから続いた系図で」③ 長期療養を必要とする患者、心身に障害のある者などが、共同生活をしながら治療や社会復帰のための訓練をする福祉施設。第一次世界大戦後、イギリスで結核回復者の共同生活施設として始まる。〔結核をなくすために（1950）〕

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