colonization
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col·o·ni·za·tion
(kŏl′ə-nĭ-zā′shən)n.
The act or process of establishing a colony or colonies.
col·o·ni·za·tion
(kŏl′ə-nĭ-zā′shən) Ecology
The spreading of a species into a new habitat.
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| Noun | 1. | colonization - the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America"establishment, constitution, formation, organisation, organization - the act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club" population - the act of populating (causing to live in a place); "he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals" |
Translations
colonization - the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America"