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Colonization

ˌkɒlənʌɪˈzeɪʃn

Colonization definitions
noun
colonisation colonisations colonization colonizations
  1. the action or process of settling among and establishing control over the Indigenous people of an area

    "Africa boasts a tradition of higher education institutions that predate Western colonization"

    • the action of appropriating a place or domain for one's own use

      "the complete colonization of television entertainment by reality shows"

  2. the action by a plant or animal of establishing itself in an area

    "lower airway bacterial colonization"