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Colonized by Britain in the late 18th century, Australia became a sovereign nation in 1901 but retained the monarch as its head of state.

From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2022

Colonized by the Spanish in the 16th century, it sits just uphill from the lagoon and is centered around a large main square, or zócalo, anchored by the Fort of San Felipe.

From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2019

Rob Ruck, a University of Pittsburgh history professor and author of “Raceball: How the Major Leagues Colonized the Black and Latin Game,” said in an interview.

From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2019

"Colonized" is a polite way of describing Gawker's corrosive effect on the rest of the news/"news" media.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2016

Colonized by Spaniards, 1582; Santa F� being oldest town in United States, next to St. Augustine; organized 1850.

From Alden's Handy Atlas of the World by Alden, John B.