colonization
nounUK /ˌkɒl.ə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
US /ˌkɑː.lə.nəˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Colonization is when people from one country go to live in another place and take control of it.
The colonization of the island changed the lives of the people who already lived there.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of starting a new group of the same kind of plant or animal in a new place.
The colonization of the pond by frogs happened over several years.
3. The process of bacteria or other tiny living things growing and spreading in a place.
Doctors watched for colonization of the wound by bacteria.
4. The act of settling a new area or community.
The colonization of the valley began with a few families.