Other spellings change

Word parts change

colonize + -ation

Pronunciation change

  • (US) IPA (key): /ˌkɑː.lə.nəˈzeɪ.ʃən/
  • (UK) IPA (key): /ˌkɒl.ə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
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Noun change

Singular
colonization

Plural
colonizations

  1. Colonization is when a new colony is created by a country elsewhere.
    The British colonization in the 17th-18th century made the British Empire one of the largest in the world.

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