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- [kol-uh-nahyz]
- /ˈkɒl əˌnaɪz/
- /ˈkɒl.ə.naɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kol-uh-nahyz]
- /ˈkɒl əˌnaɪz/
Definitions of colonized word
- adjective colonized (of a territory) settled as a colony 3
- adjective colonized subject to the rule of an another country 3
- adjective colonized inhabited by newly established plants or animals 3
- verb with object colonized to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia. 1
- verb with object colonized to form a colony of: to colonize laborers in a mining region. 1
- verb without object colonized to form a colony: They went out to Australia to colonize. 1
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Origin of colonized
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 Colonized
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
colonized 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
colonized usage trend in Literature
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Antonyms for colonized
verb colonized
- stayed — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
Top questions with colonized
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