recolonising
Returning to inhabit
Recolonising is the British spelling of recolonizing—establishing colonial control over a territory again, or in biological contexts, organisms returning to repopulate an area: Wolves are recolonising parts of Europe where they were hunted to extinction.
The term can describe cultural or economic domination as well as literal territorial control.
Extending dominion over others
- subjugationForcing into submission
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- exploitationSelfish use of others
occupation · conquest · annexation · control · rule · subordination · coercion · dependency
Settlers in new territory
- settlersThose who establish homes
- outpostRemote military station
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- homesteadingSelf-reliant land-based lifestyle
encampment · territory · frontiersmen · resettlement · emigration · diaspora · expatriates · garrison
Restoring natural ecosystems
- reintroductionAct of bringing back
- restorationReturning something to condition
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
regeneration · ecosystem · repopulation · conservation · revegetation · succession · recovery · microbiome
imperialism
Extending dominion over others
- subjugationForcing into submission
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- hegemonyDominant group's control
exploitation · occupation · conquest · annexation · control · rule · subordination · coercion · dependency · extraction
colonists
Settlers in new territory
- settlersThose who establish homes
- outpostRemote military station
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
homesteading · encampment · territory · frontiersmen · resettlement · emigration · diaspora · expatriates · garrison · establishment
rewilding
Restoring natural ecosystems
- reintroductionAct of bringing back
- restorationReturning something to condition
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
biodiversity · regeneration · ecosystem · repopulation · conservation · revegetation · succession · recovery · microbiome · bacteria
recolonisingdecolonising
Ending foreign domination
liberating · emancipating · freeing · self-determination · withdrawing
recolonisingevacuating
Leaving a dangerous area
withdrawing · abandoning · vacating · depopulating · departing
recolonisingdying out
Becoming extinct gradually
going extinct · disappearing · declining · retreating · depopulating
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