What does colony mean?

Colony refers to the area ruled by the suzerain, which has no independent rights in politics, economy, military affairs and diplomacy, and is completely controlled by the suzerain. Colonies in a broad sense also include semi-colonial countries and protected countries, which have administrative organs, armies and other state machines, but are controlled by other countries in economic, military and diplomatic aspects, as well as mandated areas and trust areas, as well as "overseas territories", "territories" and "overseas provinces" established by colonial countries in these areas. After World War II, most colonies in the world gained independence, and the old world colonial system no longer existed.

As far as the nature of colonies is concerned, they can be roughly divided into three main types: colonial colonies, resource-predatory colonies and commercial colonies, which appeared in turn with the development of capitalism.