Associations to the word «Colonise»
Noun
- Species
- Empire
- Africa
- Dutch
- Land
- Territory
- Ant
- Norman
- Strait
- Plantation
- Indonesia
- Turk
- Lineage
- British
- Flora
- Root
- Trading
- Abbey
- Trinidad
- Trilogy
- Ocean
- French
- Wildlife
- Humanity
- Moor
- Coast
- Fauna
- Area
- Century
- Howe
- Tribe
- Newfoundland
- Inhabitant
- Irish
- Scotland
- Invasion
- Zealand
- Asia
- Ireland
- Spain
- Independence
- Spanish
- Proximity
- Australia
- Monk
- Attempt
- America
- Southeast
- Region
- Native
- Imperial
- Refugee
- Scheme
Adjective
Wiktionary
COLONISE, verb. (British spelling) (transitive) To settle (somewhere) with colonists.
COLONISE, verb. (transitive) To settle (a species, group of people, or the like) in a new place as a colony.
COLONISE, verb. (intransitive) To begin a new colony.
Dictionary definition
COLONISE, verb. Settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century".
COLONISE, verb. Settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British colonized the East Coast".
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