backyard vs colony

backyard

noun
  • A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence. 

  • An area nearby to a country or other jurisdiction's legal boundaries, particularly an area in which the country feels it has an interest. 

  • A person's neighborhood, or an area nearby to a person's usual residence or place of work and where the person is likely to go. 

colony

noun
  • An apartment complex or neighborhood. 

  • A local group of Beaver Scouts. 

  • A group of people, of one nationality, ethnic group, or language, residing in a different country, city, or area; the area such people occupy. 

  • A group of people with similar interests, occupations, or characteristics, living in a particular area; the area such people occupy. 

  • A potential new chapter of a fraternity or sorority awaiting official recognition from their headquarters. 

  • A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association. 

  • A group of bacteria, fungi or other cells cultured together, especially from a single cell. 

  • A group of people who settle such an area and maintain ties to their native country, and (later) their descendants. 

  • An area under the political control of another country and typically occupied by settlers (colonists) from it, or by their descendants. 

How often have the words backyard and colony occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )