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v. To settle (somewhere) with colonists.

v. To settle (a species, group of people, or the like) in a new place as a colony.

v. To begin a new colony.

v. settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world

v. settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)

"South Africa did not want to "colonise" other country's, which it did not have the capacity to do, and would not itself "gain" from this, but would do it rather in the interests of Africa."

annex    settle    locate   

colonialism    colony    colonial    colonist