NOUN | act | colonization, colonisation, settlement | the act of colonizing |
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Sounds | kaa.lahnihzey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | The act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies. | |
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Example | "the British colonization of America" | |
Synonyms | colonisation, 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 | colonize | settle as colonists or establish a colony (in) |
colonize | settle as a colony |
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