colonize
/ˈkɒlənaɪz/verb
उच्चारण कॉलनाइज़
उपनिवेश बनाना, बसना
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[T] ~ sth
to take control of an area or a country that is not your own, especially using force, and send people from your own country to live there
उपनिवेश बनाना, बसना
- The British colonized India.
- European powers colonized large parts of Africa in the nineteenth century.
- Several European nations colonized parts of Asia and Africa.
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- Roman armies colonized much of southern Europe.
- Scientists wonder whether humans could one day colonize Mars.
- Plants quickly colonize bare ground after a landslide.
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col·o·nize
With -o- (from colony; not 'colinize'); British English also colonise.
बीच में -o- (colony से; 'colinize' गलत है); British English में colonise भी।
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One-word substitution
A country controlled by another country is a colony; the policy of taking colonies colonialism or imperialism; giving independence to colonies decolonization.
दूसरे देश द्वारा नियंत्रित देश colony (उपनिवेश); उपनिवेश बनाने की नीति colonialism या imperialism; उपनिवेशों को स्वतंत्रता देना decolonization।
General knowledge
India was a British colony until 15 August 1947.
भारत 15 अगस्त 1947 तक ब्रिटिश उपनिवेश था।