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" The French colonisation of Algeria lasted a long time: 132 years."
Ahmed Ben Bella

Meaning of "colonisation" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF COLONISATION

ˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃ ən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLONISATION

noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Colonisation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COLONISATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Colonization

Colonization occurs whenever any one or more species populate an area. The term, which is derived from the Latin colere, "to inhabit, cultivate, frequent practice, tend, guard, respect", originally referred to humans. During the 19th century, biogeographers appropriated the term to also describe the activities of birds, bacteria, or plant species. Human colonization is a narrower category than the related concept of colonialism. Colonization refers strictly to migration, for example, to settler colonies, trading posts, and plantations, while colonialism deals with this, along with ruling the existing indigenous peoples of styled "new territories".

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLONISATION

acclimatization · Americanisation · categorisation · centralisation · collectivization · colonization · colorization · commercialization · decentralization · decolonization · decolorization · decriminalization · democratisation · democratization · demoralization · denationalization · denaturalization · destabilisation · formalisation · formalization

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLONISATION

colonialism · colonialist · colonialistic · colonialize · colonially · colonialness · colonic · colonic irrigation · Colonies · colonisable · colonisationist · colonise · coloniser · colonist · colonitis · colonizable · colonization · colonizationist · colonize · colonized

WORDS THAT END LIKE COLONISATION

accreditation · action · administration · animation · application · association · certification · citation · combination · communication · confirmation · conversation · corporation · creation · decoration · destination · documentation · duration · education · evaluation · excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of colonisation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «colonisation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COLONISATION

Find out the translation of colonisation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of colonisation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «colonisation» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

定植
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

colonización
570 millions of speakers
en

English

colonisation
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

उपनिवेशन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاستعمار
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

колонизация
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

colonização
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

উপনিবেশ স্থাপন
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

colonisation
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Penjajahan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Kolonisation
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

植民地化
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

식민지
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Kolonialisasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thực dân
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

குடியேற்றத்தின்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

वसाहतवाद
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kolonizasyonu
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

colonizzazione
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

kolonizacja
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

колонізація
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

colonizare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποικισμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kolonisasie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kolonisering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kolonisering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of colonisation

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLONISATION»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about colonisation

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2 QUOTES WITH «COLONISATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word colonisation.
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Ahmed Ben Bella
The French colonisation of Algeria lasted a long time: 132 years.
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Pranab Mukherjee
If the rise of European colonisation began in 18th century India, then the rallying cry of 'Jai Hind!' also signalled its end in 1947.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLONISATION»

Discover the use of colonisation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to colonisation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Prehistoric Exploration and Colonisation of the Pacific
This book, now in paperback, represents a major advance in knowledge of the settlement of the Pacific. Geoffrey Irwin uses an innovative model to establish a detailed theory of prehistoric navigation.
Geoffrey Irwin, 1994
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Colonisation and Conflict 1750-1990
Aiming to provide challenge and stimulus for more able pupils, the titles in this series have high narrative content, extended writing opportunities and suggestions for further research and links to websites, videos and historical fiction.
Martin Collier, Bill Marriott, 2002
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The Greek Colonisation of the Black Sea Area: Historical ...
This volume presents the work of Western and Eastern scholars - archaeologists, historians, linguists, epigraphists - on the Black Sea. Contents: Greek colonisation of the Black Sea Area: Stages, models and native population (G.
Gocha R. Tsetskhladze, 1998
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Greek Colonisation: An Account of Greek Colonies and Other ...
A.J. Graham. This second volume contains chapters on Central Greece on the eve of the colonisation movement, foundation stories, colonisation in the Classical period, the Adriatic, the northern Aegean, Libya and Cyprus.
Gocha R. Tsetskhladze, 2008
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Colonisation: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
‎2008
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Islands of Inquiry: Colonisation, Seafaring and the ...
"Many of the papers in this volume present new and innovative research into the processes of maritime colonisation, processes that affect archaeological contexts from islands to continents.
Geoffrey Richard Clark, Sue O'Connor, Bryan Foss Leach, 2008
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Possessing the World: Taking the Measurements of ...
Based on an impressive body of information and data, this volume recounts the history of five continents over a long stretch of time and in a comparative approach.
Bouda Etemad, 2007
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A History of Africa: African nationalism and the ...
In all the three territories, nationalism had a significant contribution to the process of de-colonisation. Writing in Zamani John Iliffe has identified three characteristics of mass nationalism in East Africa.1 First, it aimed to control the political centre ...
Assa Okoth, 2006
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Colonisation and Conquest in Medieval Ireland: The English ...
An examination of the earliest English settlers in Ireland in the coastal area of present-day county Louth.
Brendan Smith, 1999
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Boundary Markers: Land Surveying and the Colonisation of New ...
"The land surveyors stood at a particular point in New Zealand's colonisation, implementing its principles on the ground and acting as mediators between cultures.
Giselle Byrnes, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLONISATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term colonisation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Michael Kirby: Indigenous disadvantage bigger problem than …
... come about because of the dispossession of the lands, the destruction of the language and the culture as a result of the colonisation process. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Canada's Stolen Generations: the legacy of residential schools
Colonisation of Canada took place much earlier—by the 1500s and 1600s French explorers and colonists had arrived in Québec, where they ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
3
Kathy Sheridan: Rebellion in the Greek DNA, with some self-delusion
It's another kind of colonisation.” It sounds like a parallel Irish universe. The piece even quoted “experts” asserting that tax evasion had ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
4
Israel's patronising manipulation of Gaza's narrative
... the article suggest a subjugated individual willing to converse with Israeli media representatives, an integral part of the colonisation process. «Middle East Monitor, Jul 15»
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Together bacteria invade antibiotic landscapes
"Colonisation is not always successful: In four of the ten experiments, the bacteria succeeded in colonising the compartment containing ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
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How We'll Live On Mars: A Manifesto For Colonising The Red Planet
... How We'll Live on Mars delivers an elegant overview of the history, science and technology relevant to Martian colonisation. But more than a ... «Gizmodo Australia, Jul 15»
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The Greek crisis reveals a nation crushed by ancient history
... Colonisation and the Institution of Modern Greece. "Greece has never managed to extricate itself from the network of foreign powers fighting ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
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The little known Ancient Korean sites of the Baekje Kingdom receive …
It has five storeys and is the only one to remain in its original condition since the Mireuk pagoda was restored during the Japanese colonisation ... «Ancient Origins, Jul 15»
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Around the galleries: Larter, Marrinon and Frontier Wars
National awareness of the Frontier Wars is gradually building and, along with it, recognition that's what the colonisation of Australia amounted ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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Frontier Wars between Indigenous people and settlers the focus of …
National awareness of the Frontier Wars is gradually building and, along with it, recognition that's what the colonisation of Australia amounted ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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