Colonialising

/kəˈloʊniəlaɪzɪŋ/ verb

Definition

British spelling: the present participle and gerund of 'colonialise'; the ongoing process of bringing territories under colonial control or establishing colonial rule.

Etymology

From 'colonialise' + '-ing,' following standard British English verbal patterns. The progressive form emphasizes the action as a process rather than a completed event.

Kelly Says

Historians use 'colonialising' to emphasize colonialism as an active, deliberate process—not something that just happened, but something powerful nations systematically did to build empires over centuries.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አውሮፓውያን አገልግሎት
aw-ro-pa-wi-an a-gel-gil-ot
ARالعربية
استعمار
ist-i-ma-ar
BNবাংলা
ঔপনিবেশিকরণ
ow-pon-i-be-shik-karan
CACatalà
colonialisme
koh-loh-nee-ah-lism
CSČeština
kolonizace
koh-loh-nee-zah-tsee
DADansk
kolonisering
koh-loh-nee-se-ring
DEDeutsch
kolonialisierend
koh-loh-nee-ah-lee-z-e-ren-d
ELΕλληνικά
kolωνισμός
koh-loh-nis-mos
ESEspañol
colonizando
koh-loh-nee-zan-doh
FAفارسی
استعمار
ist-i-ma-ar
FISuomi
kolonisaatio
koh-loh-nee-sah-tee-oh
FRFrançais
colonialisant
koh-loh-nee-ah-san
GUGU
કલોનિયલ
koh-loh-nee-yal
HAHA
kolonization
koh-loh-nee-zah-shun
HEעברית
קולוניאליזם
kolonializm
HIहिन्दी
औपनिवेशीकरण
ow-pan-i-vesh-i-karan
HUMagyar
kolonizáció
koh-loh-nee-zah-tsee-oh
IDBahasa Indonesia
kolonialisasi
koh-loh-nee-ah-lee-ah-see
IGIG
kolonization
koh-loh-nee-zah-shun
ITItaliano
colonializzante
koh-loh-nee-ah-zan-teh
JA日本語
植民地化
shokumin-chi-ka
KKKK
колонизация
kolo-ni-zah-tsee-ya
KMKM
ការប្រព្រឹត្ត
ka-r-ba-prou-r-t
KO한국어
식민지화
sik-min-ji-hwa
MRMR
कॉलोनीकरण
koh-loh-nee-karan
MSBahasa Melayu
kolonialisme
koh-loh-nee-ah-lee-sme
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်ပ စိုက်ပျိုး
pyi-pe-so-it-pyo
NLNederlands
kolonialiseren
koh-loh-nee-ah-lee-ze-ren
NONorsk
kolonisering
koh-loh-nee-se-ring
PAPA
ਕਾਲੋਨੀਕਰਨ
koh-loh-nee-kar-n
PLPolski
kolonizowanie
koh-loh-nee-zah-vah-nee-eh
PTPortuguês
colonializando
koh-loh-nee-ah-lee-zan-doh
RORomână
colonizare
koh-loh-nee-zah-reh
RUРусский
колонизирующий
kolo-ni-zi-roo-yush-chiy
SVSvenska
kolonisering
koh-loh-nee-se-ring
SWKiswahili
ukoloni
oo-koh-loh-nee
TAதமிழ்
காலனித்துவம்
ka-la-ni-thuvam
TEతెలుగు
కాలనీకరణ
ka-la-nee-ka-ra-na
THไทย
อาณานิคม
aan-a-ni-kon
TLTL
kolonialisasyon
koh-loh-nee-ah-lee-sah-yon
TRTürkçe
sömürgeleştirme
so-mür-ge-les-tir-meh
UKУкраїнська
колонізація
kolo-ni-zah-tsee-ya
URاردو
استعمار
ist-i-ma-ar
VITiếng Việt
xâm chiếm
zâm-chi-em
YOYO
kolonisation
koh-loh-nee-zah-shun
ZH中文
殖民化
zhí mín huà
ZUZU
ukolonisation
oo-koh-loh-nee-zah-shun

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