ˌkälənə̇ˈzāshən, -ˌnīˈz- noun
( -s )
1. : the act of establishing colonies : the state of being colonized
English colonization of America in the 17th century
2.
a. : the placing of nonresidents in doubtful electoral districts and qualifying them to vote
b. : infiltration of zealous militants into a neutral, opposed, or uncertain group to alter its orientation
left-wing colonization of the society
3. : the resettlement chiefly in Africa of freed American Negro slaves by interested organizations
4. : the spread and development of a species or other natural group in a new area