Definitions for: Colonization

[n] the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America"

Webster (1913) Definition: Col`o*ni*za"tion, n. [Cf. F. colonisation.]
The act of colonizing, or the state of being colonized; the
formation of a colony or colonies.

The wide continent of America invited colonization.
--Bancroft.

Synonyms: colonisation, settlement

See Also: constitution, establishment, formation, organisation, organization, population