Look up: colonization

1. Colonization
   the establishment of a population in a place formerly unoccupied by that species. Colonization implies successful reproduction in the new area, not simply the presence of a species there.
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2. colonization
   [n] - the act of colonizing
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3. Colonization
   The entry and spread of a species (or genes) into an area, habitat or population from which it was absent.
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4. Colonization
   Col`o·ni·za'tion noun [ Confer French colonisation .] The act of colonizing, or the state of being colonized; the formation of a colony or colonies. « The wide continent of America invited colonization . Bancroft. »
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5. colonization
   Synonym: innidiation. ... 2. The formation of compact population groups of the same type of microorganism, as the colonies that develop when a bacterial cell begins reproducing. ... 3. The care of certain persons, e.g., lepers, mental patients, in community groups. ... Genetic colonization, propagat...
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6. colonization
   colonisation noun the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; `the British colonization of America`
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7. colonization
   the act or process of establishing control over a country or area by a more powerful and often distant country
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8. colonization
   (kol″ә-nĭ-za´shәn) the foundation and growth of a new bacterial infection on an individual, as demonstrated by a positive culture. The infected person may have no signs or symptoms of infection while still having the potential to infect others.
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9. Colonization
   • (n.) The act of colonizing, or the state of being colonized; the formation of a colony or colonies.
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10. colonization
    (from the article `angiosperm`) The diversity of form within the angiosperms has contributed to their successful colonization of more habitats than any other group of land plants. ... Patterns of colonization and succession can have a significant impact on benthic assemblages. For example, when intertidal reefs are cleared ... The me...
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11. colonization
    colonization 1. The act or process of establishing a colony or colonies. 2. Sending people to live in and to govern another country:
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12. colonization
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kol′on-i-zā′shŭn Definitions: 1. The formation of compact population groups of the same type of microorganism, such as the colonies that develop when a bacterial cell begins reproducing. 2. The care of certain people, patients with Hansen disease, pati...
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13. Colonization
    Movement of individuals or propagules of a species to a new territory.
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14. colonization
    colonization, extension of political and economic control over an area by a state whose nationals have occupied the area and usually possess organizational or technological superiority over the native population. It may consist simply in a migration of nationals to the territory, or it may be the fo...
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15. colonization
    In ecology, the spread of species into a new habitat, such as a freshly cleared field, a new motorway verge, or a recently flooded valley. The first species to move in are called pioneers, and may establish conditions that allow other animals and plants to move in (for example, by improving the cond...
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16. Colonization
    `Colonization` (or `colonisation`) occurs whenever any one or more species populate an area. The term, which is derived from the Latin colere, "to inhabit, cultivate, frequent, practice, tend, guard, respect",<ref name="Steele03">--> originally related to humans. Howeve...
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17. Colonization
    (series) `Colonization` is a trilogy of books written by Harry Turtledove. It is a continuation of the situation set up in the Worldwar four-book series, projecting the situation between humanity and the Race (the bipedal lizardlike invaders and settlers from Worldwar) ne...
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