Definition of "colonized" [colonized]

• Simple past tense and past participle of colonize. (verb)

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• "However, despite the strict adherence to British social customs in colonized countries, the influence went both ways, with the countries adopting certain aspects of British culture, and British culture absorbing the customs of the other country."
• "I cannot speak for other regions that Britain colonized, but I can provide some perspective from India."
• "Children can contract the bug from a parent who has had boils or lesions, or from a family member who is "colonized" - meaning they carry the bug - but who shows no signs of illness."