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Definition of colonized - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
settledUS inhabited or taken over by settlers or colonistsUS
- The colonized islands showed signs of new cultural influences..
2.
politicscontrolled or influenced by an external power
- The region remained colonized for decades.
3.
ecologyTECH. US established with a new population of plants or animalsTECH. US
- The forest was colonized by invasive species.
Origin of colonized
Latin, colonia (settlement) + ize (make)
Terms with colonized included in their meaning
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empire relations
cultural interactions between colonizers and colonized
south africa
former province of South Africa colonized by Boers
history
having been colonized again
Examples of colonized in a sentence
Colonized lands often face issues of identity and heritage. The colonized territories sought independence. Colonized lands often face cultural changes. The island was colonized by rare birds. The lake was colonized by algae.
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- French:colonisé, envahi, ...
- German:kolonisiert, kolonialisiert, ...
- Italian:colonizzato, popolato, ...
- Spanish:colonizado, poblado, ...
- Portuguese:colonizado, subjugado, ...
- Chinese:被殖民的, 受外部控制的, ...
- Japanese:植民地化された, 支配された, ...
- Arabic:مُسْتَعْمَر, خاضِع لِلاِسْتِعْمار, ...
- Hebrew:מְיֻשָּׁב, קוֹלוֹנְיָאלִי, ...
- Russian:заселённый, ...
- Ukrainian:колонізований, ...
- Hindi:उपनिवेशित, औपनिवेशिक, ...
Definition of colonize - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
settlementtr. US settle a place with coloniststr. US
- The British colonized Australia in the 18th century.
2.
historytr. establish control over indigenous peopletr.
- European powers colonized many parts of Africa.
3.
natural processintr. TECH. become established in a new environmentintr. TECH.
- The plants colonized the abandoned field.
Origin of colonize
Latin, colonus (settler) + -ize (verb suffix)
Examples of colonize in a sentence
Efforts to colonize the region were met with resistance. The empire sought to colonize distant lands. Attempts to colonize the region met with resistance. The bacteria colonized the new petri dish quickly. Invasive species can colonize new habitats rapidly.
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- French:coloniser, s'implanter, ...
- German:kolonisieren, besiedeln, ...
- Italian:colonizzare, occupare, ...
- Spanish:colonizar, conquistar, ...
- Portuguese:colonizar, ...
- Chinese:殖民, 统治, ...
- Japanese:植民地化する, 支配する, ...
- Arabic:اِسْتَعْمَرَ, اِنْتَشَرَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְיַשֵּׁב, לְקוֹלוֹנֵן, ...
- Russian:колонизировать, захватывать, ...
- Ukrainian:колонізувати, захоплювати, ...
- Hindi:उपनिवेश बनाना, उपनिवेश स्थापित करना, ...
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