colonization
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col·o·ni·za·tion
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Definition of colonization
: an act or instance of colonizing
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Other Words from colonization
colonizationist
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Examples of colonization in a Sentence
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Any military cooperation with Japan is difficult because of strong resentment against Japanese brutality during its 1910-1945 colonization of the Korean Peninsula. — Washington Post, "Seoul and Tokyo’s trade war puts military pact at stake," 10 Aug. 2019 Critics view Columbus as a symbol of the injustices that indigenous people endured with the colonization of the New World – something Jones also cited. — Robert Higgs, cleveland.com, "Friday is Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Cleveland, but don’t look for ceremony or celebration," 7 Aug. 2019 Of the many invaders, the major influence is Greek; archaeological sites dotting the map show the extent of that colonization in what was known as Magna Graecia. — Frances Mayes, National Geographic, "Discover Italy’s most delicious secret," 11 July 2019 With colonization in South Africa, everything became so rigid and binary and classified and standardized, yet before, things were much more fluid. — Vogue, "How Nakhane, the South African Singer, Embraced His Queerness to Become an Unstoppable Force," 5 July 2019 The change, which coincides with the rise of European colonization in Australia, became more pronounced during the past 70 years, a time marked by widespread water pollution from clearing the land, raising livestock and growing monoculture crops. — Quanta Magazine, "Ancient DNA Yields Snapshots of Vanished Ecosystems," 29 May 2019 With visibility comes the chance for exploitation and the chance for colonization. — Kish Lal, Billboard, "'Pose' Choreographer Twiggy Pucci Garçon Talks the Show's Impact on Modern Ballroom Culture," 23 July 2019 The treaty, designed to prevent the colonization of space, also prohibits weapons of mass destruction in space. — Sue Mcmillin, The Denver Post, "Guest Commentary: 50 years after the moon landing is no time to relaunch a go-it-alone space race," 19 July 2019 This connection suggests histories of oppression and colonization that treated native peoples and lands as blank slates on which to impose European ideals and values. — Sharon Mizota, latimes.com, "Gabriella Sanchez spells out her resistance to Eurocentric art," 1 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'colonization.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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