Colonialism vs. Colonization
Colonialismnoun
The colonial domination policy. A colonial system.
Colonialismnoun
A colonial word, phrase, concept, or habit.
Colonialismnoun
Colonial life.
Colonialismnoun
The state or quality of, or the relationship involved in, being colonial.
Colonialismnoun
A custom, idea, feature of government, or the like, characteristic of a colony.
Colonialismnoun
The colonial system of political government or extension of territory, by which one nation exerts political control over another nation, territory, or people, maintaining the colony in a state of dependence, its inhabitants not having the same full rights as those of the colonial power. The controlling power is typically extended thus by military force or the threat of force.
Colonialismnoun
the political or ideological system of beliefs advocating or justifying colonial control of one nation over another nation, territory, or people.
Colonialismnoun
exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country
Colonialism
Colonialism is a practice or policy of control by one people or power over other people or areas, often by establishing colonies and generally with the aim of economic dominance. In the process of colonisation, colonisers may impose their religion, language, economics, and other cultural practices.
Colonizationnoun
The process of establishing a colony.
Colonizationnoun
(social sciences) The process of colonizing or taking over.
Colonizationnoun
The act of colonizing, or the state of being colonized; the formation of a colony or colonies.
Colonizationnoun
the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies;
Colonizationnoun
the action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area
Colonizationnoun
the action of appropriating a place or domain for one's own use
Colonizationnoun
the action by a plant or animal of establishing itself in an area
Colonization
Colonization, or colonisation refers to large-scale population movements where the migrants maintain strong links with their or their ancestors' former country, gaining significant privileges over other inhabitants of the territory by such links. When colonization takes place under the protection of colonial structures, it may be termed settler colonialism.
