colonization
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colonization
- /kɔlənɪˈzɛjʃən/ British, Southern, Standard
noun colonizations · colonisation
- The process of establishing a colony.
- The process of colonizing or taking over.
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Closest in meaning: colonisation, settlement, colony, colonial, colonialist, colonialism, imperialism, settler, decolonization, settling, stand, dispersal, dispersion, infection, colonised, colonizing
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noun process of establishing a colony
| Español | colonización |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 식민지화 singminjihwa |
| 日本語 | 植民地化 shokuminchika |
| 中文 | 殖民地化 zhímíndìhuà |
| हिन्दी | उपनिवेशन upniveśan |
| Português | colonização |
| Français | colonisation |
| Deutsch | Kolonisation, Kolonisierung, Kolonialisierung, Besiedlung |
| Italiano | colonizzazione |
| Ελληνικά | αποικισμός apoikismós, αποικιοποίηση apoikiopoíisi |
| Română | colonizare |
| Русский | колониза́ция kolonizácija, заселе́ние zaselénije |
| Tiếng Việt | sự chiếm làm thuộc địa, sự di dân |
| العربية | اِسْتِعْمَار istiʕmār |
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title = {colonization},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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