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colonization

/ˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃn/noun

उच्चारण कॉलनाइज़ेशन

उपनिवेशीकरण, उपनिवेश बनाना

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noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    the act of taking control of an area or a country that is not your own, especially using force, and sending people from your own country to live there

    उपनिवेशीकरण, उपनिवेश बनाना

    • the European colonization of Africa
    • Colonization changed the economy and culture of the region for ever.
  2. 2

    [U] technical

    the process by which plants or animals start to live in a new area

    (पौधों या जीवों का) नए क्षेत्र में बस जाना, उपनिवेशन

    • the colonization of bare rock by mosses and lichens
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colonize verbcolony nouncolonial adjectivecolonist noun
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Do not confuse colonization (taking control of another land) and decolonization (the process by which colonies become independent).

Colonization (दूसरे देश या क्षेत्र पर कब्ज़ा करना) और decolonization (उपनिवेशों का स्वतंत्र होना) में भ्रम न करें।