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[しょく()·みん()]
shokumin
noun, suru verb, no adjective

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[しょく()·みん()]
shokumin

English Meaning(s) for 植民

noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. colonization; colonisation

Definition and Synonyms for 植民

Colonize settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
Synonyms: 植民
Colonize settle as a colony
Synonyms: 植民
Settlement a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland
Synonyms: コロニア, コロニー, 入植地, 居留地, 植民, 植民地, 租界
Settler a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
Synonyms: 入植者, 植民, 開拓者
Settlement the act of colonizing
Synonyms: 拓殖, 植民, 植民地化
Settlement the establishment of colonies
Synonyms: 拓殖, 植民, 植民地化
Colonize of countries in the developing world
Synonyms: 植民
Settlement inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
Synonyms: コロニア, コロニー, 入植地, 居留地, 植民, 植民地, 租界

Meanings for each kanji in 植民

» plant
» people; nation; subjects

Categories 植民 is a member of

Establishment the act of forming or establishing something
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Settle take up residence and become established
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Body a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
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Migrant traveler who moves from one region or country to another
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Annex take (territory) as if by conquest
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 植民

Sample Sentences for 植民

After the war, Britain had many colonies.
They established settlements in Africa.
Do you think mankind will someday colonize the Moon?
The colony declared independence.
They are planning to settle Missouri.

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