colonization
noun /ˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃn/
/ˌkɑːlənəˈzeɪʃn/
(British English also colonisation)
[uncountable]- the act of taking control of an area or a country that is not your own, especially using force, and sending people from your own country to live there
在（某国家或地区）建立殖民地；移民于殖民地 - the colonization of the ‘New World’
“新大陆” 的殖民
- the colonization of the ‘New World’
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生物 （在某一地区）聚居，大批生长 - plant colonization
植物的拓植
- plant colonization