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Word: Colonization
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkɒlənʌɪˈzeɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area
Short Definition:action or process of settling among and establishing control over indigenous people of area
Examples:- Africa boasts a tradition of higher education institutions that predate Western colonization
- the European invasion and colonization of the Americas
Variant Forms:
- colonisation
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