A colony is a territory governed by people from another country.

Colony may also refer to:

Biology

  • Colony (biology), group of individual organisms of the same species living closely together

Places in the United States

  • Colony, Alabama
  • Colony, Kansas
  • Colony, Missouri
  • Colony, Oklahoma
  • Colony, Lexington, a neighborhood in southwestern Lexington, Kentucky
  • The Colony, Texas
  • Colony Township, Adams County, Iowa
  • Colony Township, Delaware County, Iowa
  • Colony Township, Greeley County, Kansas
  • Colony Township, Knox County, Missouri

Arts, entertainment, and media

Film

  • Colony (2010 film), a documentary about beekeepers and colony collapse disorder
  • Colony (2026 film), an upcoming South Korean zombie film
  • The Colony (1995 film), an American made-for-television thriller starring John Ritter
  • The Colony (1996 film), an American made-for-television thriller starring Michael Paré
  • The Colony (2007 film), a Canadian short film by Jeff Barnaby
  • The Colony (2013 film), a Canadian science fiction horror film starring Laurence Fishburne
  • The Colony (2015 film) or Colonia, a drama starring Emma Watson and Daniel Brühl
  • A Colony, a 2018 Canadian French-language film starring Émilie Bierre
  • The Colony, also known as Tides, a 2021 German-Swiss science fiction thriller film

Literature

  • Colony (Buffy novel), based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series
  • Colony (Grant novel), by Rob Grant
  • "Colony" (short story), by Philip K. Dick
  • The Colony (novel), 2025 novel by Annika Norlin

Music

  • Colony (album), a 1999 album by In Flames
  • "Colony", a song by Joy Division on the album Closer
  • "Colony", a song by Susumu Hirasawa on the 1995 album Sim City

Television

  • Colony (TV series), a 2016 American television series on USA Network
  • The Colony (2005 TV series), 2005 reality television series set in historical Australia
  • The Colony (American TV series), 2009 Discovery Channel reality television series set in a post-apocalyptic US
  • "Colony" (The X-Files), episode from the television series The X-Files
  • "The Colony", an episode from the television series Voltron: Legendary Defender

Video games

  • Colony (video game), 1987 computer game by Mastertronic
  • The Colony (video game), 1988 computer game by Mindscape

Brands and enterprises

  • Colony (restaurant), London, England
  • Colony Brands, an American mail-order and electronic retail company
  • The Colony (restaurant), New York City (1923–1971)
  • The Colony Room Club, a club in London (1948-2008)

Other uses

  • a body of people who have gathered to live near each other, e.g. an artists' colony
  • Colony (fraternity or sorority), a probationary chapter of a national fraternity or sorority
  • Colony (Poland), a type of settlement in Poland
  • Colony (Russian Empire), a type of settlement in the Russian Empire with an invited foreign population
  • Colony Club, a social club in New York City, New York, USA
  • Colony Framework, an open source plugin framework specification
  • Colony High School, Ontario, California
  • Colony houses, model housing developments in Edinburgh
  • Colony-class frigate, a class of frigates built in the United States for the British Royal Navy during World War II
  • The Colony (Bennachie), a former squatters' community near Aberdeen, Scotland
  • The Colony (professional wrestling), professional wrestling stable in Chikara
  • Horatio Colony (1900–1977), American poet and novelist
  • Jim Colony, American sports news announcer

See also

  • Colony House (disambiguation)
  • Colonia (disambiguation)
  • Colonie (disambiguation)