colonization
noun
the act, on the part of a nation or government, of claiming and forcibly taking control of territory other than its own, usually sending or allowing its own people to settle there.
recolonization
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a word derived from
colonization.
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a word derived from
colonize.
colonize
Example Sentences
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The species’ stunning recolonization of the state began in 2011 when a wolf from northeastern Oregon ventured over state lines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025
The researchers are the first to evaluate substrate recolonization by sponges in the U.S.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 26, 2024
A 2013 study on wolf recolonization in Wisconsin found evidence of a so-called trophic cascade in which wolves, by managing the deer herds, were preventing overgrazing, in turn benefiting the entire ecosystem.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2022
"It's recolonization," said Kenneth Deer, an advocate for the rights of indigenous people who attended federal day school as a child where he was forced to learn English.
From Reuters ● May 25, 2022
There can't be more than a handful of survivors here, and in any case we're not required to do more than gather data from full-scale recolonization.
From Pet Farm by Roger D. Aycock
