| 释义 |
col·o·ni·za·tion
\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 |