colonisation

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Other spellings[change]

Word parts[change]

colonise + -ation

Pronunciation[change]

  • (UK) IPA (key): /ˌkɒl.ə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
  • (US) IPA (key): /ˌkɑː.lə.nəˈzeɪ.ʃən/
  • (file)

Noun[change]

Singular
colonisation

Plural
colonisations

  1. Colonisation is when a new colony is created by a country elsewhere.
    The British colonisation in the 17th-18th century made the British Empire one of the largest in the world.

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