colonization Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
    colonisation; settlement.
    • the British colonization of America

WordNet

Col`o*ni*za"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. colonisation.
Definitions
  1. Tha act of colonizing, or the state of being colonized; the formation of a colony or colonies.
    The wide continent of America invited colonization. Bancroft.

Webster 1913