Synonyms for colonization
col·o·niza·tion

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1. colonization, colonisation, settlementnoun

   the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies

   "the British colonization of America"

   Synonyms:
   village, closure, settlement, small town, resolution, liquidation, colonisation, colony

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1. • Establishment

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1. List of paraphrases for "colonization":

   colonisation, settlement, colonialism, decolonization, colonizing, colonial

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1. Osprey Orielle Lake:

   The climate crisis really emerged from interlocking systems of capitalism, resource extraction, racism, patriarchy and colonization, it’s beyond past time to end the tragic cycle of endless economic growth based on sacrificed peoples and sacrificed lands.

2. Pope Francis:

   This is ideological colonization. They colonize people with ideas that try to change mentalities or structures, but this is not new. This was done by the dictatorships of the last century.

3. Kate Darian-Smith:

   It’s very uncomfortable for all of us, but it does at least focus us on our past, on colonization, on what our society is, on what we might want it to be, and how we, particularly on this day, see and understand and recognize the experiences of First Nations people.

4. French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault:

   John Kerry cannot come on May 30. It's postponed, it will take place, it will take place in the course of the summer, this initiative is necessary because if nothing happens, if there is no strong French initiative, then colonization, attacks, terrorist attacks and several conflicts are going to continue.

5. Allison LaPlante:

   Invasive species ruin aquatic communities and their ecosystems, the EPA appeared to the take the path of least resistance by adopting an existing international standard that is inadequate to prevent their colonization.