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- [kol-uh-nahyz]
- /ˈkɒl əˌnaɪz/
- /kɔlənaɪˈzeɪʃn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kol-uh-nahyz]
- /ˈkɒl əˌnaɪz/
Definitions of colonization word
- verb with object colonization to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia. 1
- verb with object colonization to form a colony of: to colonize laborers in a mining region. 1
- verb without object colonization to form a colony: They went out to Australia to colonize. 1
- verb without object colonization to settle in a colony. 1
- noun colonization The process of establishing a colony. 1
- noun colonization migrants: settlement 1
Information block about the term
Origin of colonization
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
First recorded in 1615-25; colon(y) + -ize
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Colonization
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
colonization popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
colonization usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for colonization
noun colonization
- founding — simple past tense and past participle of find.
- clearing — A clearing is a small area in a forest where there are no trees or bushes.
- immigration — the act of immigrating.
- migration — the process or act of migrating.
- settlement — the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.
Top questions with colonization
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