colonised

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

• 🇫🇷Qualifie un lieu ou un peuple qui a été conquis et contrôlé par une puissance étrangère, souvent avec installation de colons et exploitation des ressources.

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.

   🇫🇷colonisé (peuplé et contrôlé par des colons)

   Synonymes: occupiedplantedsettled

   Antonymes: 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.

• 🇫🇷Verbe décrivant l'action de créer une colonie ou de peupler un nouveau territoire, impliquant souvent le contrôle de la population indigène.

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.

   🇫🇷coloniser

   Synonymes: pioneerplantpopulatesettle

   Antonymes: 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.

   🇫🇷coloniser un territoire

   Synonymes: 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