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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

colonization

/kɔlənɪˈzɛjʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.36 in modern English

Syllables
col-o-niza-tion
IPA
/kɔlənɪˈzɛjʃən/
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of establishing a colony.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of colonizing or taking over.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Latin colōnus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin colōniader. Middle English colane English colony Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English colonize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English colonization From colonize + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

colonizations (plural) colonisation (alternative, UK)

Derived Forms

anticolonization biocolonization Cocacolonization cocolonization colonizational colonizationism colonizationist decolonization dyscolonization endocolonization hypercolonization monocolonization

Frequently Paired Words

anticolonialist colonial colonialism colonialist colonialistic colonially colonist colony

Synonyms

colonisation settlement

Homonyms

colonisation

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce colonization?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɔlənɪˈzɛjʃən/.
What does colonization mean?
The process of establishing a colony.
Where does colonization come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Latin colōnus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin colōniader. Middle English colane English colony Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English colonize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English colonization From colonize + -ation.

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