Colonizable

/ˈkoʊlənɪzəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Capable of being colonized; able to be settled, occupied, or populated by colonists or microorganisms.

Etymology

From 'colonize' (verb) + '-able' (adjective-forming suffix). American spelling; British English uses 'colonisable.' The term gained prominence in the 19th-20th centuries.

Kelly Says

This word has a troubling history—European powers used it to classify territories as 'colonizable' based on racist ideas about which places and peoples were worth conquering, essentially using language to justify violence.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኮሎኒያል ይቻላል
koh-loh-nee-ahl yee-chah-lahl
ARالعربية
يمكن استعماره
yam-kan is-tah-mah-rah
BNবাংলা
উপনিবেশিত করা যায়
oop-nee-besh-it koh-rah jay
CACatalà
colonitzable
koh-loh-nee-tsah-blay
CSČeština
kolonizovatelný
koh-loh-nee-zoh-vah-tel-nee
DADansk
koloniserbar
koh-loh-nee-zay-bahr
DEDeutsch
kolonisierbar
koh-loh-nee-see-er-bahr
ELΕλληνικά
αποικιοποιήσιμος
ah-poh-ee-kee-oh-pee-eh-seem-ohs
ESEspañol
colonizable
koh-loh-nee-zah-blay
FAفارسی
قابل استعمار
kah-bah-leh es-tah-mah-r
FISuomi
siirtokunnallistettavissa
see-er-toh-koon-nah-lee-steh-tah-vah
FRFrançais
colonisable
koh-loh-nee-zah-blay
GUGU
વસાહતીકરણ થઈ શકે
vah-sah-ha-tee-kah-ran thah-ee shah-keh
HAHA
kolonial
koh-loh-nee-al
HEעברית
ניתן לקולוניזציה
nee-tahn leh-koh-loh-nee-zah-tsee-yah
HIहिन्दी
उपनिवेशित किया जा सकता है
oop-nee-vaish-it kee-yah jah sah-kah-tah hai
HUMagyar
gyarmatosítható
dyar-mah-toh-she-hah-toh
IDBahasa Indonesia
dapat dikolonisasi
dah-pah-t dee-koh-loh-nee-sah-see
IGIG
nwere ike ịbụ kolonial
n-weh-reh ee-kee ee-boo koh-loh-nee-al
ITItaliano
colonizzabile
koh-loh-nee-tsah-bay
KKKK
колонизациялануға болады
koh-loh-nee-zah-tsee-yah-nah-gah boh-lah-dee
KMKM
អាចធ្វើជាអាណានិគម
ah-chah thvay cheh ah-nah-nikom
MRMR
वसाहत करण्याची परवानगी
vah-sah-haht kah-ran-yah-chee pah-vah-nah-gee
MSBahasa Melayu
dapat dikolonisasi
dah-pah-t dee-koh-loh-nee-sah-see
MYမြန်မာ
ကိုလိုနီစနစ်ကျင်းပနိုင်သည်
koh-loh-nee-zah-nit kyin-bah-nee-thah
NLNederlands
koloniseerbaar
koh-loh-nee-zay-bahr
NONorsk
kolonisérbar
koh-loh-nee-zay-bahr
PAPA
ਬਸਤੀਵਾਦ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ
bah-stee-vaad kee-tah jah sah-kah-dah hai
PLPolski
nadający się do kolonizacji
nah-dah-yah-chee seh doh koh-loh-nee-zah-tsee
PTPortuguês
colonizável
koh-loh-nee-zah-vay
RORomână
colonizabil
koh-loh-nee-zah-bil
RUРусский
колонизируемый
kah-loh-nee-zee-roo-eh-my
SVSvenska
kolonisabel
koh-loh-nee-zah-blay
SWKiswahili
inaweza kufungwa
ee-nah-weh-zah koo-foo-ng-wah
TAதமிழ்
குடிபெயர்ந்தவர்
koo-dee-bay-er-n-thah-vah
TEతెలుగు
సంక్రమించదగిన
sah-n-krah-mee-n-chah-deh-gee-nah
THไทย
สามารถอาณานิคมได้
sah-mah-tah ah-nah-nikom dai
TLTL
maaring kolonisahin
mah-ah-ring koh-loh-nee-sah-heen
TRTürkçe
sömürgeleştirilebilir
suh-mur-jeh-lee-tee-lee-bil-ir
UKУкраїнська
колонізаційний
kah-loh-nee-zah-tsee-yah
URاردو
نوآبادیاتی کیا جا سکتا ہے
noh-ah-bah-dee-ah-tee kee-yah jah sah-kah-tah hai
VITiếng Việt
thuộc địa hóa được
thu-oc-dee-ah hwa du-oc
YOYO
kolonial
koh-loh-nee-al
ZUZU
ngokolonisi
n-goh-koh-loh-nee-see

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