colonialization
Americannoun
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the act of bringing into subjection or subjugation by colonializing.
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the state or fact of being colonialized.
Etymology
Origin of colonialization
Example Sentences
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Through colonialization, multiple genders in indigenous cultures — like nádleehí and dilbaa people of the Navajo nation — were dehumanized.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2022
That includes acknowledging the way that more harmless aspects of British culture are woven into former territories along with the more horrific parts of colonialization.
From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2022
But as the queen aged and receded from view, and as the world tackled a broader examination of the sins of colonialization, it became harder to maintain a sense of benign distance.
From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2022
Similarly, Indigenous people have been subjected to hundreds of years of oppression and silencing, often the result of colonialization, which included stripping them of their customs, land, language, and lives.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
Beginning with Sunday’s episode “Déjà Vu,” the series commences in 1858 with a requisite skimming of the French colonialization of the region.
From Salon • Sep. 17, 2017
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