colonialization

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noun

Bringing into subjection or subjugation, and implies the subjugation or pacification of a people, and taking of a pre-populated land.

OriginEnglish colonial ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English colane →
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Meanings

nouncolonialization (countable and uncountable, plural colonializations)

plural colonializations

  1. countableuncountableBringing into subjection or subjugation, and implies the subjugation or pacification of a people, and taking of a pre-populated land.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  4. Latincolō
  5. Latincolōnus
  6. Latincolōnia
  7. Middle Englishcolane
  8. Englishcolony
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishcolonial
  12. Englishcolonialization

From colonial + -ization.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with colonialization

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APA

colonialization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colonialization

MLA

“colonialization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colonialization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colonialization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colonialization.

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