Colonize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world

settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪptəlˌɪθ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪshˈɛɹɪtɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪshˈɛɹɪtɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪptəlˌɪθ/.

Examples

Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century
The British colonized the East Coast

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

colonise

Antonyms

decolonise decolonize

Parts of Speech

verb	settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world “Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century”
verb	settle as colonists or establish a colony (in) “The British colonized the East Coast”

Word Forms

colonization	noun	the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
colonizer	noun	someone who helps to found a colony
colony	noun	a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
colonisation	noun	the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
coloniser	noun	someone who helps to found a colony

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

besiedeln

als Kolonie siedeln; der Länder in der Entwicklungswelt

🇫🇷French

coloniser

s'installer en colonie; des pays du monde en développement

🇪🇸Spanish

colonizar

establecerse como colonia; de los países del mundo en desarrollo

🇮🇹Italian

colonizzare

stabilirsi come una colonia; dei paesi in via di sviluppo

🇳🇱Dutch

koloniseren

zich vestigen als een kolonie; van landen in de ontwikkelingswereld

🇵🇹Portuguese

colonizar

estabelecer-se como uma colônia; dos países do mundo em desenvolvimento

🇷🇺Russian

колонизировать

поселиться как колония; стран развивающегося мира

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उपनिवेश

एक उपनिवेश के रूप में बसना; विकासशील विश्व के देशों की

🇧🇩Bengali

উপনিবেশ করা

একটি উপনিবেশ হিসাবে বসতি স্থাপন; উন্নয়নশীল বিশ্বের দেশগুলোর

🇮🇳Tamil

குடியேற்றம்

காலனியாக குடியேறவும்; வளரும் நாடுகளில் உள்ள நாடுகளின்

🇮🇳Telugu

వలసరాజ్యం

కాలనీగా స్థిరపడండి; అభివృద్ధి చెందుతున్న దేశాలలో

🇮🇳Marathi

वसाहत करणे

एक वसाहत म्हणून स्थायिक; विकसनशील जगातील देशांची

🇮🇳Gujarati

વસાહત

વસાહત તરીકે સ્થાયી થવું; વિકાસશીલ વિશ્વના દેશોની

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಸಾಹತುವನ್ನಾಗಿಸಿ

ವಸಾಹತುವಾಗಿ ನೆಲೆಸಿರಿ; ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಶೀಲ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಗಳ ದೇಶಗಳ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോളനിവത്കരിക്കുക

കോളനിയായി സ്ഥിരതാമസമാക്കുക; വികസ്വര ലോകത്തിലെ രാജ്യങ്ങളുടെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਸਤੀ

ਇੱਕ ਬਸਤੀ ਦੇ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ ਵਸਣਾ; ਵਿਕਾਸਸ਼ੀਲ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਦੇ ਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਦੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

نوآبادیات

ایک کالونی کے طور پر آباد؛ ترقی پذیر دنیا کے ممالک کی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

殖民化

作为殖民地定居；发展中国家的国家

🇯🇵Japanese

植民地化する

植民地として定住する。発展途上国の国々の

🇰🇷Korean

식민지화하다

식민지로 정착하다; 개발도상국의 국가들

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thuộc địa hóa

định cư như một thuộc địa; của các nước đang phát triển trên thế giới

🇹🇭Thai

ตั้งอาณานิคม

ตั้งถิ่นฐานเป็นอาณานิคม ของประเทศในประเทศกำลังพัฒนา

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjajah

menetap sebagai koloni; negara-negara di negara berkembang

🇵🇭Filipino

kolonisahin

manirahan bilang isang kolonya; ng mga bansa sa papaunlad na mundo

🇲🇾Malay

menjajah

menetap sebagai tanah jajahan; negara di dunia membangun

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استعمار

يستقر كمستعمرة. من دول العالم النامي

🇮🇷Persian

مستعمره کردن

مستقر شدن به عنوان یک مستعمره؛ کشورهای جهان در حال توسعه

🇹🇷Turkish

sömürgeleştirmek

koloni olarak yerleşmek; gelişmekte olan ülkelerdeki ülkelerin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְיַשֵׁב

להתיישב כמושבה; של מדינות בעולם המתפתח

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