colonized
/ˈkɑləˌnaɪzd/
verb
- Past tense of colonize: sent people to live in and control a new territory.
- The British colonized India for nearly 200 years.
- The Spanish colonized large parts of South America.
- They colonized the region in the early 1600s.
- Past participle of colonize: having been settled and controlled by outside people.
- The island was colonized by the French in the 18th century.
- The area had been colonized by various groups over the centuries.
- Many formerly colonized countries gained independence in the 20th century.
adjective
- Describing a territory or people that have been taken over and controlled by outside settlers.
- The colonized people fought for their freedom.
- The colonized lands were exploited for their resources.
- She studied the literature of colonized nations.
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