colonisation
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Noun | 1. | colonisation - the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America" establishment, constitution, formation, organisation, organization - the act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club" population - the act of populating (causing to live in a place); "he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals" |
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اسْتِعْمار، إسْتيطان
stofnun nÿlendu
colony
(ˈkoləni) – plural ˈcolonies – noun1. (a group of people who form) a settlement in one country etc which is under the rule of another country. France used to have many colonies in Africa.
2. a group of people having the same interests, living close together. a colony of artists.
3. a collection of animals, birds etc, of one type, living together. a colony of gulls.
coˈlonial (-ˈlou-) adjectiveBritain was formerly a colonial power.
coˈlonialism nouncoˈlonialist noun
and adjective.
ˈcolonize, ˈcolonise verb to establish a colony in (a place). The English colonized New England in 1620.
ˈcolonist nounˌcoloniˈzation, ˌcoloniˈsation noun
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