Meanings
nouncolonization (countable and uncountable, plural colonizations)
plural colonizations · alternative UK colonisation
- countableuncountableThe process of establishing a colony.
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe process of colonizing or taking over.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
- Proto-Italic*kʷelō
- Latincolō
- Latincolōnus
- Latincolōnia
- Middle Englishcolane
- Englishcolony
- Englishcolonize
- Englishcolonization
Translations
Afrikaans kolonisering, kolonisasie
- koloniseringprocess of establishing a colony
- kolonisasieprocess of establishing a colony
Ancient Greek ἀποικισμός
- ἀποικισμός (apoikismós)process of establishing a colony
Arabic اِسْتِعْمَار
- اِسْتِعْمَار (istiʕmār)process of establishing a colony
Bengali উপনিবেশন
- উপনিবেশন (upônibeśôn)process of establishing a colony
Bulgarian колониза́ция
- колониза́ция (kolonizácija)process of establishing a colony
Catalan colonització
- colonitzacióprocess of establishing a colony
Chinese Mandarin 殖民地化
- 殖民地化 (zhímíndìhuà)process of establishing a colony
Czech kolonizace
- kolonizaceprocess of establishing a colony
Danish kolonisering
- koloniseringprocess of establishing a colony
Dutch kolonisatie
- kolonisatieprocess of establishing a colony
Esperanto koloniigo
- koloniigoprocess of establishing a colony
Estonian koloniseerimine
- koloniseerimineprocess of establishing a colony
Finnish kolonisaatio
- kolonisaatioprocess of establishing a colony
French colonisation
- colonisationprocess of establishing a colony
German Kolonisation, Kolonisierung
- Kolonisationprocess of establishing a colony
- Kolonisierungprocess of establishing a colony
- Kolonialisierungprocess of establishing a colony
- Besiedlungprocess of establishing a colony
Greek αποικισμός, αποικιοποίηση
- αποικισμός (apoikismós)process of establishing a colony
- αποικιοποίηση (apoikiopoíisi)process of establishing a colony
Hindi उपनिवेशन
- उपनिवेशन (upniveśan)process of establishing a colony
Hungarian gyarmatosítás, kolonizáció
- gyarmatosításprocess of establishing a colony
- kolonizációprocess of establishing a colony
Italian colonizzazione
- colonizzazioneprocess of establishing a colony
Japanese 植民地化
- 植民地化 (shokuminchika)process of establishing a colony
Korean 식민지화
- 식민지화 (singminjihwa)process of establishing a colony
Latvian kolonizācija
- kolonizācijaprocess of establishing a colony
Lithuanian kolonizacija
- kolonizacijaprocess of establishing a colony
Māori whakakoronitanga, whakataiwhenuatanga
- whakakoronitangaprocess of establishing a colony
- whakataiwhenuatangaprocess of establishing a colony
Norwegian Bokmål kolonisering, kolonisasjon
- koloniseringprocess of establishing a colony
- kolonisasjonprocess of establishing a colony
Persian مستعمرهسازی
- مستعمرهسازی (mosta'mare-sâzi)process of establishing a colony
Polish kolonizacja
- kolonizacjaprocess of establishing a colony
Portuguese colonização
- colonizaçãoprocess of establishing a colony
Romanian colonizare
- colonizareprocess of establishing a colony
Russian колониза́ция, заселе́ние
- колониза́ция (kolonizácija)process of establishing a colony
- заселе́ние (zaselénije)process of establishing a colony
Slovak kolonizácia
- kolonizáciaprocess of establishing a colony
Spanish colonización
- colonizaciónprocess of establishing a colony
Swedish kolonisation, kolonisering
- kolonisationprocess of establishing a colony
- koloniseringprocess of establishing a colony
Tagalog kolonisasyon
- kolonisasyonprocess of establishing a colony
Thai การทำให้เป็นอาณานิคม, การตั้งอาณานิคม
- การทำให้เป็นอาณานิคม (gaan-tam-hâi-bpen-aa-naa-ní-kom)process of establishing a colony
- การตั้งอาณานิคม (gaan-dtâng-aa-naa-ní-kom)process of establishing a colony
Turkish koloni, kolonizasyon
- koloniprocess of establishing a colony
- kolonizasyonprocess of establishing a colony
- müstemlekeprocess of establishing a colony
- sömürgeprocess of establishing a colony
Ukrainian колоніза́ція
- колоніза́ція (kolonizácija)process of establishing a colony
Vietnamese sự chiếm làm thuộc địa, sự di dân
- sự chiếm làm thuộc địaprocess of establishing a colony
- sự di dânprocess of establishing a colony
Yiddish קאָלאָניזאַציע, קאָלאָניזירונג
- קאָלאָניזאַציע (kolonizatsye)process of establishing a colony
- קאָלאָניזירונג (kolonizirung)process of establishing a colony
Cite this entry
APA
colonization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colonization
MLA
“colonization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colonization. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colonization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colonization.
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