colonisation

English edit

Noun edit

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

Alternative spelling of colonization.

French edit

Etymology edit

From coloniser +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /kɔ.lɔ.ni.za.sjɔ̃/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -jɔ̃
Homophone: colonisations

Noun edit

colonisation f (plural colonisations)

colonization

Further reading edit

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

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