colonization
Definitions
noun
The process of establishing a colony.
The process of colonizing or taking over.
Collocations
4ADJ.
bacterial, british, different, other, related, solar
VERB + COLONIZATION
africanized, believe, bet, call, don't, game, make, rate
COLONIZATION + NOUN
africa, carcasses, intestine, luna, planets
PREP.
about, in, until
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the act of colonizing
- colonisation
- settlement
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6The 19th-century European colonization of Africa has left a lasting legacy all over the continent.
Tatoeba · #799321Some forensics researchers study the rate of insect colonization of carcasses.
Tatoeba · #799323Bacterial colonization of the intestine occurs after birth.
Tatoeba · #799346Africanized bee colonization caused a panic in America in the 90s.
Tatoeba · #799416I don't call it colonization, I call it systematic raw materials exploitation.
Tatoeba · #1198266Africanized bee colonization caused a panic in the United States in the 90s.
Tatoeba · #1354916