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colonialization

American  
[kuh-loh-nee-uh-luh-zey-shuhn] / kəˌloʊ ni ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act of bringing into subjection or subjugation by colonializing.

  2. the state or fact of being colonialized.

Etymology

Origin of colonialization

First recorded in 1760–70; colonial + -ization

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