recolonization
noun [ U ] (also mainlyUK re-colonization); (UK usually recolonisation, re-colonisation) uk/ˌriː.kɒl.ə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌriː.kɑː.lə.nəˈzeɪ.ʃən/
usually disapproving再殖民化
the act of colonizing a country (= sending people to live in and govern it) again, for a second, third, etc. time
Nation-building is also seen as a form of re-colonization. 国家建设也被视为一种再殖民化的形式。
Public officials throughout the Caribbean regularly complained of the recolonization of the region.
Some see the move as re-colonisation in Africa.
（动植物的）回迁（生物重新在原分布区定居的过程）
the act of animals, plants, or organisms starting to live or grow again in a particular area, or of encouraging animals, etc. to live or grow somewhere
The many miles of treeless river inhibits re-colonization by otters.
Some butterfly species require recolonization every year from source populations. 一些蝴蝶品种每年都需要从源种群重新定殖。
- More examples
- We will pay heavy costs for this tragic attempt at re-colonization.
- The reconquest of land also incorporated a process of recolonization.
- In order to have re-colonisation, you need males and females.
- The dog probably served as a source of reinfection or recolonization for both the patient and his wife.