Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kol-uh-nahyz]
- /ˈkɒl əˌnaɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kol-uh-nahyz]
- /ˈkɒl əˌnaɪz/
Definitions of colonizers word
- verb with object colonizers to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia. 1
- verb with object colonizers to form a colony of: to colonize laborers in a mining region. 1
- verb without object colonizers to form a colony: They went out to Australia to colonize. 1
- verb without object colonizers to settle in a colony. 1
- noun colonizers Plural form of colonizer. 1
- noun colonizers plural of colonizer. 0
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Origin of colonizers
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 Colonizers
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
colonizers 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.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
colonizers usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for colonizers
noun colonizers
- pilgrim — a person who journeys, especially a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: pilgrims to the Holy Land.
- founder — a person who founds or casts metal, glass, etc.
- settler — a person or thing that settles.
- colonist — Colonists are the people who start a colony or the people who are among the first to live in a particular colony.
- immigrant — a person who migrates to another country, usually for permanent residence.
Top questions with colonizers
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