- noun
- A large animal that can house a population of occupants in symbiosis.
- Origin
- Portmanteau of troll (a giant supernatural being) and burg (town).
- Source
- Two Moons
- noun
- A condominium living complex with its own constitution and ideology.
- Origin
- Portmanteau of ‘condominium’ and ‘ecology’.
- Source
- Voice of the Whirlwind
- noun
- A tower of superstressed concrete three kilometres high; home to 800,000 people.
- Origin
- Abbreviation of ‘urban monad’.
- Source
- The World Inside
- noun
- A species not originating from the planet Terre.
- Origin
- Formed from éxō (foreign) and terra (ground).
- Source
- Embassytown
- noun
- A community of women and children without an adult male presence.
- Source
- Solitude
- noun
- One’s fellow resident in a shared household.
- Source
- Coming of Age in Karhide
- noun archaic
- A person not native to the planet they are inhabiting.
- Source
- Planet of Exile
- noun proper
- The Earth.
- Source
- Norstrilia
- noun
- Seasonal vegetation that grows into irregular temporary housing.
- Origin
- Pairing of ‘adapt’ and ‘plant’.
- Source
- Central Station