Colonized

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  colonized \colonized\ adj.
     1. inhabited by people who were born in or retain strong ties
        to another country.
  
     Syn: settled.
          [WordNet 1.5]


  
     2. politically ruled by citizens of another country.
        [PJC]
  
     3. having a population (of animals or plants) which moved in
        from another territory.
  
     Syn: colonized.
          [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Colonize \Col"o*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Colonized}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Colonizing}.] [Cf. F. coloniser.]
     To plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people with
     colonists; to migrate to and settle in. --Bacon.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           They that would thus colonize the stars with
           inhabitants.                             --Howell.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  colonized
       adj : inhabited by colonists [syn: {colonised}, {settled}]