colonization

/ kŏl′ə-nĭ-zā′shən /

1. The spreading of a species into a new habitat. For example, flying insects and birds are often the first animal species to initiate colonization of barren islands formed by vulcanism or falling water levels. The first plant species to colonize such islands are often transported there as airborne seeds or through the droppings of birds.

Example Sentences

Next is the commitment to opposing "colonization," a term that's very specific to that era.

From Salon

In part, the dominance of beef in American cuisine can be traced to settler colonialism, a form of colonization in which settlers claim – and then transform – lands inhabited by Indigenous people.

From Salon

That practice was all but eliminated as colonization and government-sanctioned genocide forced tribes from nearly 99 percent of their land.

From Salon

Some proponents of space colonization point out that exploring space has historically led to big technological advancements for those of us on Earth, so we should expand such efforts, not reduce them.

From Salon

There’s never been peace, there’s always been colonization, it’s always been a fight and a struggle and violence.

From Los Angeles Times