Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To colonize again.
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- verb To
colonize again, especially afterdecolonization .
Etymologies
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Examples
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(CNN) -- Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir made his first trip to Darfur since an international tribunal ordered his arrest on war crimes charges, pledging resistance Sunday to what he called efforts to "recolonize" Africa.
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It will remain closed until the fall of 2012, giving the chapter a chance to "recolonize" and gather a strong alumni, Kelly said.
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Al-Bashir pledges resistance to what he called efforts to "recolonize" Africa
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(CNN) - Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir made his first trip to Darfur since an international tribunal ordered his arrest on war crimes charges, pledging resistance Sunday to what he called efforts to "recolonize" Africa.
Jack's Newswatch 2009
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Over time, as suitable habitat shrinks and these trees and shrubs are unable to recolonize, they too will pass.
Marielle Anzelone: Nature in New York City Marielle Anzelone 2011
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Over time, as suitable habitat shrinks and these trees and shrubs are unable to recolonize, they too will pass.
Marielle Anzelone: Nature in New York City Marielle Anzelone 2011
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The narrative begins with two women trying to recolonize the ice after arriving in a pod symbolic of a male seedpod.
Kiša Lala: Mythographers: Recalling The Future, Foretelling The Past Kiša Lala 2011
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Over time, as suitable habitat shrinks and these trees and shrubs are unable to recolonize, they too will pass.
Marielle Anzelone: Nature in New York City Marielle Anzelone 2011
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The narrative begins with two women trying to recolonize the ice after arriving in a pod symbolic of a male seedpod.
Kiša Lala: Mythographers: Recalling The Future, Foretelling The Past Kiša Lala 2011
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He said outsiders are attempting to recolonize Libya.
Libyan rebels fend off government attack on eastern oil port 2011
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