Meanings
plural colonisations
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of colonization.
Colonisation began towards the end of 1826, when a British settlement was founded at Albany, on the southern coast, and in the next year the whole territory (then known as New Holland) became a possession of the British Crown.
1952 November, “The Western Australian Government Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 760
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
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Cite this entry
colonisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colonisation
“colonisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colonisation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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