| NOUN | act | colonisation, colonization, settlement | the act of colonizing |
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| Meaning | The act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies. | |
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| Synonyms | colonization, settlement | |
| Narrower | population | The act of populating (causing to live in a place) |
| Broader | constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation | The act of forming or establishing something |
| Spanish | colonización | |
| Catalan | colonització | |
| Verbs | colonise | settle as colonists or establish a colony (in) |
| colonise | settle as a colony | |
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