colonisation

Other forms: colonisations

Definitions of colonisation
  1. noun
    the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
    synonyms: colonization, settlement
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    types:
    population
    the act of populating (causing to live in a place)
    type of:
    constitution, establishment, formation, organisation, organization
    the act of forming or establishing something
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