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植民

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Chinese

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see 殖民 (“to colonise; to settle”).
(This term is a variant form of 殖民).

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しょく
Grade: 3
みん
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
殖民

Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Calque of Latin colonus (farmer → colonist, colonizer)? "Colonization" & "to colonize" seem to be derived from sense "colonist, colonizer".”

Noun

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(しょく)(みん) (shokumin

  1. colonization
  2. a colonist

Verb

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(しょく)(みん)する (shokumin surusuru (stem (しょく)(みん) (shokumin shi), past (しょく)(みん)した (shokumin shita))

  1. colonize

Conjugation

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