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Noun: colonisation  ,kó-lu-nI'zey-shun
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: colonization)
  1. The act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
    "the British colonisation of America";
    - colonization, settlement

Derived forms: colonisations

Type of: constitution, establishment, formation, organisation [Brit], organization

Encyclopedia: Colonisation

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