Colony
Colony noun - A group of organisms of the same type living or growing together.
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Synonyms for Colony
Suburb and colony are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Suburb" instead a noun "Colony".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| full | full colony | full suburb |
| normal | normal colony | normal suburb |
| notorious | notorious colony | notorious suburb |
| small | small colony | small suburb |
| Other adjectives: entire, large, big, little, distant, main, prosperous, new, major, abandoned, former, hidden, last, nearby, neighboring, populated, industrial. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- In many ways, the town of Cicely in Northern Exposure qualifies as a suburb/colony of Cloudcuckooland.
Source: Cloudcuckooland -
One golf course club in an Sarasota County suburb found itself playing house to a colony of alligators, with one in particular so massive they've dubbed it "Goliath".
Source: Only in Florida
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Suburb and Colony. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/colony/suburb
Colony & Suburb. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/colony/suburb>.
Suburb or Colony. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/colony/suburb.
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