colonize; establish colonies
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to colonize; to establish political and economic control over a territory through settlement and exploitation
Historically referred to migration to conquered areas; in modern usage, typically describes the expansion of capitalist powers into less developed regions for resource extraction and political domination. Often carries negative connotations of exploitation.
Zhè这
gè个
guó国
jiā家
céng曾
jīng经
zhí殖
mín民
guò过
bàn半
gè个
shì世
jiè界
。
This country once colonized half the world.
Zhí殖
mín民
tǒng统
zhì治
gěi给
dāng当
dì地
rén人
mín民
dài带
lái来
le了
shēn深
zhòng重
de的
zāi灾
nàn难
。
Colonial rule brought profound disaster to the local people.
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Tā他
zài在
yán研
jiū究
shí十
jiǔ九
shì世
jì纪
de的
zhí殖
mín民
lì历
shǐ史
。
He is studying the colonial history of the nineteenth century.
Fēi非
zhōu洲
xǔ许
duō多
guó国
jiā家
dōu都
céng曾
shì是
ōu欧
zhōu洲
de的
zhí殖
mín民
dì地
。
Many African countries were once European colonies.