recolonizationn.
/riːˌkɒlənʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /riˌkɑlənəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /riˌkɑləˌnaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ The action or an act of recolonizing a place; (Ecology) the reoccupation or repopulation of a habitat.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > furnishing with inhabitants > colonizing > [noun] > again
resettlement1753
recolonization1774
the world > life > biology > balance of nature > population > [noun] > recruitment or recolonization
recolonization1923
recruitment1938
1774 J. Fowler Summ. Acct. Present Flourishing State Tobago 22 A year [sc. 1763] which closed a long and prosperous war, and gave birth to the vigorous re-colonization of this very memorable island.
1811 Times 10 Aug. 2/6 Complete submission..would give to the Power commanding the sea the commercial recolonization of these states.
1822 Monthly Mag. 53 401 The protection shown by him to the re-colonization of Jerusalem under Nehemiah.
1884 J. T. Bent in Macmillan's Mag. Oct. 430/1 There were many projects afloat for the re-colonisation of different parts of Hellas.
1923 Jrnl. Ecol. 11 242 In places re-colonisation by Saxifraga oppositifolia of such ‘blow-outs’ was observed.
1956 Nature 11 Feb. 282/1 By recolonization, the yield of a sprayed plot may be diminished.
1999 Malaysia Gen. News (Nexis) 18 June If we wish to avoid recolonisation by foreign powers, we must realise that our independence and our freedom can be lost within a short period.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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