colonization
noun /ˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃn/
/ˌkɑːlənəˈzeɪʃn/
(British English also colonisation)
[uncountable]- the act of taking control of an area or a country that is not your own, especially using force, and sending people from your own country to live there
- the colonization of the ‘New World’
- (biology) the fact of animals or plants living or growing in large numbers in a particular area
- plant colonization