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colonization - 4 dictionary results

col⋅o⋅nize

[kol-uh-nahyz] verb, -nized, -niz⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia.
2. to form a colony of: to colonize laborers in a mining region.
–verb (used without object)
3. to form a colony: They went out to Australia to colonize.
4. to settle in a colony.
Also, especially British, col⋅o⋅nise.


Origin:
1615–25; colon(y) + -ize


col⋅o⋅niz⋅a⋅ble, adjective
col⋅o⋅niz⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
col⋅o⋅ni⋅za⋅tion, noun
col⋅o⋅ni⋅za⋅tion⋅ist, noun
col⋅o⋅niz⋅er, noun
col·o·ni·za·tion   (kŏl'ə-nĭ-zā'shən)   
n.  The act or process of establishing a colony or colonies.

Colonization

Col`o*ni*za"tion\, n. [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. --Bancroft.
colonization   (kŏl'ə-nĭ-zā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
The spreading of a species into a new habitat. For example, flying insects and birds are often the first animal species to initiate colonization of barren islands newly formed by vulcanism or falling water levels. The first plant species to colonize such islands are often transported there as airborne seeds or through the droppings of birds.
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