colonialization

[ kuh-loh-nee-uh-luh-zey-shuhn ]

noun
  1. the act of bringing into subjection or subjugation by colonializing.

  2. the state or fact of being colonialized.

Origin of colonialization

1
First recorded in 1760–70; colonial + -ization

Words Nearby colonialization

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