Colonization - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Colonization :  (noun)

1: the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America" [syn: colonisation, settlement]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Colonization : \Col`o*ni*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. colonisation.] The act of colonizing, or the state of being colonized; the formation of a colony or colonies.

The wide continent of America invited colonization. --Bancroft.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Colonization

_KM_: RT @ChrisHuriwai: thinks Avatar is a metaphor for Colonization of native people. Pakeha NZ take note... --> So it was good then?
WorldNewsEU: Progressive Colonization and restricted gene flow shape island-dependent population structure in ... - http://bit.ly/8lVx4i
T_Lloyd: @justpinks I don't understand the rivalry either. we should be mat at the british/dutch/french. those are real problems #Colonization
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