Plymouth Colony

/ˌplɪməθ ˌkɑləni/
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Other forms: Plymouth Colonies

Definitions of Plymouth Colony
  1. noun
    colony formed by the Pilgrims when they arrived at Plymouth Rock in 1620; it was absorbed into the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691
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    colony, settlement
    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
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