*coloni*

n. 1. The state or quality of, or the relationship involved in, being colonial.

The last tie of colonialism which bound us to the mother country is broken. Brander Matthews. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A custom, idea, feature of government, or the like, characteristic of a colony. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. The colonial system of political government or extension of territory, by which one nation exerts political control over another nation, territory, or people, maintaining the colony in a state of dependence, its inhabitants not having the same full rights as those of the colonial power. The controlling power is typically extended thus by military force or the threat of force. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

4. the political or ideological system of beliefs advocating or justifying colonial control of one nation over another nation, territory, or people. [ PJC ]

n. a believer in or advocate of colonialism{ 3 }. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. of or pertaining to the colon. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. colonus husbandman. ] Of or pertaining to husbandmen. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A member or inhabitant of a colony. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Med.) See Colitis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. colonisation. ] The act of colonizing, or the state of being colonized; the formation of a colony or colonies. [ 1913 Webster ]

The wide continent of America invited colonization. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A friend to colonization, esp. (U. S. Hist) to the colonization of Africa by emigrants from the colored population of the United States. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

v. i. To remove to, and settle in, a distant country; to make a colony. C. Buchanan. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

n. One who promotes or establishes a colony; a colonist. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as decolonization. [ mostly British ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. the action of changing from colonial to independent status.
Syn. -- decolonisation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. to grant independence to (a former colony). [ Also spelled decolonise. ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. i. to release one's colonies and free them to become independednt nations; -- of nations. [ Also spelled decolonise. ] [ PJC ]

a. Between or among colonies; pertaining to the intercourse or mutual relations of colonies; as, intercolonial trade. -- In`ter*co*lo"ni*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. Control by a powerful country of its former colonies (or other less developed countries) by economic pressures. In contrast to colonialism, in which one country controls another territory by military force. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A second or renewed colonization. [ 1913 Webster ]