Colonization

Pronunciation: /ˌkɑːlənɪˈzeɪʃən/

Colonization (noun)

  1. The process of a country moving people to another land and taking political control over it.
  2. The spread of a group’s language, laws, and culture to a place where they were not originally in charge.
  3. In medicine, the process where microorganisms grow and settle in a body area.

Examples

  • Colonization began when settlers took control of the land.
  • The region changed after colonization when settlers took control.