plymouth colony

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Definition of plymouth colony in English English dictionary

the second English town to be built in North America, in 1620,in what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts.The first town was in Jamestown in Virginia. The settlers, known as the Pilgrim Fathers, were Puritans who sailed on the ship Mayflower from Plymouth, England. Only half of them were still alive after the first winter in America, but the town grew. According to old stories, the settlers' first steps when they landed in America were on a large rock, today called Plymouth Rock

colony formed by the Pilgrims when they arrived at Plymouth Rock in 1620; it was absorbed into the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691

Hyphenation

Plym·outh co·lo·ny

Turkish pronunciation

plîmıth kälıni

Pronunciation

/ˈpləməᴛʜ ˈkälənē/ /ˈplɪməθ ˈkɑːləniː/