Adjective: colonised 'kó-lu,nIzd
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: colonized)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: colonize)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: colonized)
- Inhabited by colonists
"The colonised territory saw rapid changes in its culture and economy";
- colonized, settled
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: colonize)
- Settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
"The British colonised the East Coast";
- colonize
- Settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
"Europeans colonised Africa in the 17th century";
- colonize
See also: inhabited
Type of: annex, locate, settle
Antonym: decolonise [Brit]
Encyclopedia: Colonised
Colonise