colonizeverb [ T often passive ]
UK usually colonise uk/ˈkɒl.ə.naɪz/us/ˈkɑː.lə.naɪz/to send people to live in and govern another country:
Peru was colonized by the Spanish in the 16th century.
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Colonisation & self-government
- annex
- autonomous
- autonomy
- client state
- colonial
- decolonization
- dependency
- devolution
- devolve
- devolve sth to sb
- Independence Day
- nationalism
- nationalist
- neocolonialism
- non-aligned
- self-rule
- separatism
- separatist
- the British Empire
- the free world
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colonization
noun [ U ] UK usually colonisation uk/ˌkɒl.ə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌkɑː.lə.nəˈzeɪ.ʃən/