Colony and Town

Colony

Colony noun - A group of organisms of the same type living or growing together.

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Town and colony are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Town" instead a noun "Colony".

Town noun - A thickly settled, highly populated area.

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Colony and town are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Colony" instead a noun "Town".

Nearby Words: township, townsman

human	human colony	human town
old	old colony	old town
full	full colony	full town
single	single colony	single town
Other adjectives: small, entire, large, little, tiny, remote, destroyed, abandoned, former, titular, last, different, local, thriving, nearby, neighboring, nearest.

Although there was never a colony or town that came entirely from a single couple, there is what is called the "Founder Effect", where having a overly small gene pool increases hereditary traits, usually leading to a higher rate of certain diseases or disorders.

Source: Adam and Eve Plot
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

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