self-colonizing

A form of self-colonize — To regain power (by indigenous people) after having been under colonial rule by another country, typically with the adoption of some of the culture of the former colonizers.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of self-colonize
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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