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kolonisaatio — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • colonization noun The act of settling and taking control of a territory, especially one already inhabited by another people.
  • plantation noun A large farm or estate, especially in a hot climate, growing a single cash crop and historically worked by enslaved or indentured labourers.

Senses

kolonisaatio is used for these senses in English:

  • colonization The process of establishing a colony.
  • plantation (historical) The importation of large numbers of workers and soldiers to displace the local population, such as in medieval Ireland and in the Americas; colonization.

plantation — full definition

  1. noun A large farm or estate, especially in a hot climate, growing a single cash crop and historically worked by enslaved or indentured labourers.
  2. noun An area deliberately planted with trees for timber or landscaping.

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