recolonization

col·o·nize

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kol-uh-nahyz]
- /ˈkɒl əˌnaɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kol-uh-nahyz]
- /ˈkɒl əˌnaɪz/

Definitions of recolonization word

verb with object recolonization to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia. 1
verb with object recolonization to form a colony of: to colonize laborers in a mining region. 1
verb without object recolonization to form a colony: They went out to Australia to colonize. 1
verb without object recolonization to settle in a colony. 1
noun recolonization the process or action of colonizing something again 0

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Origin of recolonization

First appearance:

before 1615

One of the 41% oldest English words

First recorded in 1615-25; colon(y) + -ize

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Parts of speech for Recolonization

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Recolonization

recolonization 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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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