colonisation

Other spellings

• (US) colonization

Word parts

colonise + -ation

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

Singular colonisation

Plural colonisations

1. Colonisation is when a new colony is created by a country elsewhere.

   The British colonisation in the 17th-18th century made the British Empire one of the largest in the world.

Related words

• colonise/colonize