English Explanatory Dictionary

colonization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process of establishing a colony.
  2. The process of colonizing or taking over.

Pronunciation

/kɔlənɪˈzɛjʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-colonization.wav

Word forms

colonization colonizations colonisation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Latin colōnus Latin colōniader. Middle English colane English colony Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English colonize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English colonization From colonize + -ation.

Related words

anticolonialist colonial colonialism colonialist colonialistic colonially colonist colony neocolonialist

Derived words

anticolonization biocolonization Cocacolonization cocolonization colonizational colonizationism colonizationist decolonization dyscolonization endocolonization hypercolonization monocolonization neocolonization pseudocolonization recolonization
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