"self-colonisation" meaning in All languages combined

See self-colonisation on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: self-colonisations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} self-colonisation (countable and uncountable, plural self-colonisations)
  1. Alternative form of self-colonization Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: self-colonization
    Sense id: en-self-colonisation-en-noun-fDVF9mww Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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