coca-colonize

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Co⋅ca-col⋅o⋅nize

[koh-kuh-kol-uh-nahyz, -koh-luh-]

–verb (used with object), -nized, -niz⋅ing.

to bring (a foreign country) under the influence of U.S. trade, popular culture, and attitudes.

Also, especially British, Co⋅ca-col⋅o⋅nise.

Origin:
b. Coca-cola (a brand name of a cola drink, considered a typical American product) and colonize

Related forms:

Co⋅ca-col⋅o⋅ni⋅za⋅tion, noun

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