A territory controlled and administered by a foreign power; a colony (often referring to historical colonial rule).
19世紀には多くの国がアジアやアフリカに植民地を築いた。
In the 19th century many countries established colonies in Asia and Africa.
その島はかつて外国の植民地だったため、法律や制度に影響が残っている。
Because the island was once a foreign colony, its laws and institutions still show influence.
植民地からの資源の搾取が現地経済に深刻な影響を与えた。
The extraction of resources from the colony had a serious impact on the local economy.
In Brazilian dialectal usage, a settlement or community formed by (often Japanese) immigrants — a local usage differing from the general sense of 'colony'.
祖父はブラジルの小さな植民地に移り住んだと聞いた。
I heard my grandfather moved to a small settlement (植民地) in Brazil.
その地域の植民地は日系人コミュニティとして発展した。
That settlement in the region developed as a Japanese-descendant community.