colōˈnialism noun

1. A trait of colonial life or speech
2. The colonial system (see below)
3. The policy or practice of obtaining, or maintaining hold over, colonies, esp with the purpose of exploiting them

colōnˈialist adjective and noun

colōnˈially adverb

colˈonist noun

1. An inhabitant of a colony
2. A voter set up for election purposes (US historical)
3. A weed of cultivated ground (botany)

colonīzāˈtion or colonīsāˈtion noun

1. The act or practice of colonizing
2. State of being colonized

colˈonize or colˈonise transitive verb

1. To plant or establish a colony in
2. To form into a colony
3. To place voters in an area to decide a closely-fought election (US)
4. (of plants, animals, etc) to spread into (a new habitat)

To settle as colonists

colˈonizer or colˈoniser noun

colonial animals plural noun

Organisms consisting of numerous individuals in bodily union

colonial experience man noun (old Aust)

A jackaroo

colonial goose noun (old Aust and NZ)

A joint of mutton, boned, stuffed and roasted

Colonial Office noun (historical)

The government office dealing with the colonies

colonial system noun

The theory that the settlements abroad should be treated as proprietary domains exploited for the benefit of the mother country

colony collapse disorder noun

A serious and unexplained disease capable of bringing about the complete destruction of bee colonies

colony stimulating factors plural noun (immunology)

Substances which cause blood-forming stem cells to proliferate and differentiate into colonies of mature blood cells

the Colonies

1. Formerly, the subject territories of the British Empire
2. The thirteen states that formed the United States of America at the Declaration of Independence in 1776