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colonise

कॉलोनीसे / कॉलोनीज़ / कोलोनीसेVerb

उपनिवेश बसाना

Definition

settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"

All Hindi meanings

नई बस्ती बसानाउपनिवेश बसाना

Examples

A number of European countries colonized Africa.Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th centuryThe British colonized the East Coast

The inhabitants of the former island leave their homes, settle on the new one and colonise it.

Similar words

colonize

Opposite words

decolonizedecolonise

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