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Definition of colonizing - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
historyUS relating to the establishment of coloniesUS
- The colonizing efforts of the 18th century reshaped many regions.
2.
colonizationUS establishing control over a foreign areaUS
- The colonizing powers imposed their culture on the indigenous people.
Origin of colonizing
Latin, colonus (settler) + -ize (to make)
Terms with colonizing included in their meaning
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rulers
people from a colonizing country ruling over a colony
colonizer resident
person living in a colony who is from the colonizing country
colonizer
person from colonizing country living in a colony
history
past period when a region was ruled by a distant colonizing power
colonization
act of colonizing an area again
Examples of colonizing in a sentence
Colonizing missions often led to significant cultural changes. The colonizing nation exploited the region's resources. Colonizing forces built new settlements along the coast.
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- French:colonial, colonisateur, ...
- German:kolonisierend, beherrschend, ...
- Italian:colonizzatore, ...
- Spanish:de colonización, colonizante, ...
- Portuguese:colonizante, ...
- Chinese:殖民的, ...
- Japanese:植民地設立, 植民地化, ...
- Arabic:اِسْتِعْمَارِيّ, ...
- Hebrew:מְיַשֵּׁב קְרוֹת, קוֹלוֹנְיָאלִי, ...
- Russian:колонизаторский, колонизирующая, ...
- Ukrainian:колонізаторський, колонізуюча, ...
- Hindi:उपनिवेशी, विस्तारवादी, ...
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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