colonization

language: de

definitions

  1. noun
    the action of settling in a new area and establishing a colony
    de: Kolonialisierung
  2. noun
    the process of bacteria or other organisms spreading into a new area
    de: Kolonisation

examples

  1. British colonization of America

    britische Kolonialisierung

  2. bacterial colonization of the gut

    bakterielle Kolonisation