colonised

Describes a place or people that have been taken over and controlled by a foreign power, often involving settlement and exploitation.

• 🇪🇸Describe un lugar o un pueblo que ha sido tomado y controlado por una potencia extranjera, a menudo con asentamiento y explotación de recursos.

1. Inhabited by colonists B2 formal

   Describes a region or area that has been settled and controlled by people from another country.

   • The colonised territories were often exploited for their resources.
   • Many colonised nations gained independence in the 20th century.
   • The culture of the colonised region was heavily influenced by the settlers.

   🇪🇸colonizado

   Sinónimos: occupiedplantedsettled

   Antónimos: autonomousindependent

• more colonised comparative form
• most colonised superlative form

A verb used to describe the act of establishing a colony or settling in a new territory, often involving control over indigenous populations.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que describe la acción de establecer una colonia o asentarse en un territorio nuevo, a menudo implicando control sobre la población indígena.

1. Establish a colony B2 formal british

   To send settlers to a place and establish political control over it, often referring to historical European expansion.

   • European powers colonised many parts of Africa during the 19th century.
   • The British colonised Australia starting in 1788.
   • They attempted to colonise the new territory but faced resistance.

   🇪🇸Colonizar

   Sinónimos: pioneerplantpopulatesettle

   Antónimos: decolonisefreeliberate

2. Settle in a new area B2 formal british

   To move into a new area and establish a community or settlement.

   • The group colonised the remote island and built a small village.
   • Early settlers colonised the fertile valleys of the region.
   • They colonised the land along the river to farm.

   🇪🇸colonizar

   Sinónimos: establishoccupypioneerpopulatesettle

• colonised past participle
• colonized past participle
• colonised past simple
• colonized past simple
• colonising present participle
• colonizing present participle
• colonises third person singular
• colonizes third person singular