n.
1.a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland
2.a group of animals of the same type living together
3.one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
4.a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
5.(microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell
Idiom of the Day
a shot in the dark
an attempt at something without much hope or chance of succeeding
The attempt to find the small boy was a shot in the dark.