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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world;
- Example: "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"
[syn: colonize, colonise]

2. settle as colonists or establish a colony (in);
- Example: "The British colonized the East Coast"
[syn: colonize, colonise]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

colonise
    v 1: settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world;
         "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century" [syn:
         colonize, colonise] [ant: decolonise, decolonize]
    2: settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British
       colonized the East Coast" [syn: colonize, colonise]