Definition of colonise Colonise
/kˈɒlənˌaɪz/ - col•o•nise
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British English
colonise - /kˈɒlənˌaɪz/
American English
colonize - /kɑˈlʌnajˌz/
What does colonise mean?
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| colonise - settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century" | ||
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| decolonise, decolonize grant independence to (a former colony); "West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's" | ||
| annex attach to | ||
| colonise - settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British colonized the East Coast" | ||
| colonize | ||
| locate, settle discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing" | ||
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