colonization

Noun
US[kol-uh-nih-zey-shuhn]/ˌkɑlənɪˈzeɪʃən/5 syllables
Synonyms: colonisationsettlement

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Noun (1)

  1. the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies“the British colonization of America”Synonyms: colonisationsettlementType of constitution, establishmentKinds population

Related words colonize verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Col′o·ni·za′tion noun

Origin: Cf. F. colonisation.

The act of colonizing, or the state of being colonized; the formation of a colony or colonies.

The wide continent of America invited colonization.— George Bancroft

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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