ọ̀chịchịmwàchi
NounIsuama, Owere
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Meanings
the act, by foreigners, of settling among and establishing control over an indigenous people through governance; colonization
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Isuama, Owere
- ọ̀chịchịmwàshi Isuama
- ọ̀chịchịmwàshi Owere
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Ọ bụ n'afọ 1884 ka Biriteenị malitere ọchịchịmwachi na Naịjiria.
— It was in 1884 that Britain began colonization in Nigeria.
Ọ bụ ọchịchịmwachi butere Ụkakraịst n'ala Igbo.
— It was colonization that brought Christianity to Igbo land.
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