Colony
Colony noun - A group of organisms of the same type living or growing together.
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Synonyms for Colony
Small town and colony are semantically related in village topic. In some cases you can use "Small town" instead a noun "Colony".
Small town
Small town noun - A community of people smaller than a town.
Colony and small town are semantically related in village topic. Sometimes you can use "Colony" instead a noun phrase "Small town".
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Related pairs
- community and colony
- community and small town
- homestead and colony
- homestead and small town
- village and colony
- village and small town
- settlement and colony
- settlement and small town
- hamlet and colony
- hamlet and small town
- locality and colony
- locality and small town
- country and colony
- country and small town
Both terms in one sentence
- Lovelock takes place aboard the Mayflower Ark, an enormous starship carrying the population of a small town to start a colony on a new planet.
Source: Colony Ship -
Colony Ship: Lovelock takes place aboard the Mayflower Ark, an enormous starship carrying the population of a small town to start a colony on a new planet.
Source: Creator / Orson Scott Card -
Left to defend a small town on a human colony world from a plethora of hostile aliens, the Doctor sends Clara home in the TARDIS because the situation is too dangerous.
Source: Time Skip
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