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Colonization

Scope note

Extension of political and economic control over an area by a foreign occupying state that usually has organizational and military superiority. CCE

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300055402

Broader Terms used

<governmental functions>

Term used for

colonizing

Equivalent Terms used

colonized

Created

12yrs ago

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