recolonized
Returned to inhabit
Recolonized is the past tense of recolonize—to colonize again.
A territory may be recolonized by a former imperial power after a period of independence.
In ecology, the term describes species returning to habitats they previously occupied: The wolves recolonized the northern forest within a decade.
Move to live elsewhere
- repopulateFill again with inhabitants
- reoccupyInhabit a place again
- reinhabitDwell somewhere again
- reclaimTake back possession
reestablish · homestead · outpost · enclave · settlers · pioneers · frontier · migration
Policy of territorial growth
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- empireDomain under unified control
- subjugationForcing into submission
- exploitationSelfish use of others
annexation · protectorate · sovereignty · Eurocentrism · interventionism · suzerainty · vassalage · mandate
Absorbing territory into jurisdiction
- borderOuter edge or limit
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- disputedArgued over, unresolved
- expansionIncrease in scope
partition · sovereignty · territory · jurisdiction · claim · occupation · reconquest · landgrab
Freedom from external control
- liberationRelease from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
treaties · colonists · historiography · ethnography · reparations · partition · scramble · indigenous
resettle
Move to live elsewhere
- repopulateFill again with inhabitants
- reoccupyInhabit a place again
- reinhabitDwell somewhere again
reclaim · reestablish · homestead · outpost · enclave · settlers · pioneers · frontier · migration · displacement
expansionism
Policy of territorial growth
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- empireDomain under unified control
- subjugationForcing into submission
exploitation · annexation · protectorate · sovereignty · Eurocentrism · interventionism · suzerainty · vassalage · mandate · dominion
annexation
Absorbing territory into jurisdiction
- borderOuter edge or limit
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- disputedArgued over, unresolved
expansion · partition · sovereignty · territory · jurisdiction · claim · occupation · reconquest · landgrab · cession
independence
Freedom from external control
- liberationRelease from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
nationalism · treaties · colonists · historiography · ethnography · reparations · partition · scramble · indigenous · uprising
recolonizeddecolonized
Freed from colonial rule
liberated · emancipated · freed · independent · self-governed
recolonizedabandoned
Left behind completely
depopulated · extirpated · evacuated · deserted · vacated