colonisation

English

Noun

colonisation (countable and uncountable, plural colonisations) (British spelling)

1. Alternative spelling of colonization.

French

Etymology

From coloniser +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.lɔ.ni.za.sjɔ̃/

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• Rhymes: -jɔ̃
• Homophone: colonisations

Noun

colonisation f (plural colonisations)

1. colonization

Further reading

• “colonisation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.