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   colonization

   /ˌkɒlənʌɪˈzeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area: "Africa boasts a tradition of higher education institutions that predate Western colonization"
   • ▪ the action of appropriating a place or domain for one's own use: "the complete colonization of television entertainment by reality shows"
   • ▪ the action by a plant or animal of establishing itself in an area: "lower airway bacterial colonization"

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