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colonization

co·lo·ni·zation

UK/kɔlənɪˈzɛjʃən/ US/ˌkɑlʌnɪˈzeɪʃʌn/ rare

noun

1.

the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies

  • “the British colonization of America”
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From colonize + -ation.

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