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colonised

/ˈkɒlənaɪzd/ /ˈkɒləˌnaɪzd/

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verb

Besiedeln, kolonisieren

To settle (a place) with colonists, and hence make (a place) into a colony.

Examples :

"The Europeans colonised North America, displacing the indigenous populations. "

Die Europäer besiedelten Nordamerika und verdrängten dabei die einheimische Bevölkerung.

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Besiedeln, kolonisieren

To settle (a group of people, a species, or the like) in a place as a colony.

Examples :

"The ants colonised the picnic blanket, quickly covering it with their nest. "

Die Ameisen besiedelten die Picknickdecke und bedeckten sie schnell mit ihrem Nest.

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Besiedeln, kolonisieren

To settle among and establish control over (the indigenous people of an area).

Examples :

"The European powers colonised many African countries in the 19th century, exploiting their resources and imposing their own systems of government. "

Die europäischen Mächte kolonisierten im 19. Jahrhundert viele afrikanische Länder, beuteten ihre Ressourcen aus und setzten ihre eigenen Regierungssysteme durch.

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Kolonien gründen, besiedeln

To begin a colony or colonies.

Examples :

"Bees often colonised the empty hive in our garden every spring. "

Bienen besiedelten oft im Frühling den leeren Bienenstock in unserem Garten.

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Übernehmen, vereinnahmen

(by extension) To intrude into and take over (the autonomy, experience, social movement, etc, of a less powerful person or group); to commandeer or appropriate.

Examples :

"The popular social media trend was colonised by large corporations, taking over the space for their own marketing campaigns. "

Der beliebte Social-Media-Trend wurde von großen Unternehmen übernommen, die den Raum für ihre eigenen Marketingkampagnen vereinnahmten.

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