'Colonized' definitions:

Definition of 'colonized'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Inhabited by colonists [syn: colonized, colonised, settled]

Definition of 'Colonized'

From: GCIDE
  • Colonize \Col"o*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Colonized; p. pr. & vb. n. Colonizing.] [Cf. F. coloniser.] To plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people with colonists; to migrate to and settle in. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • They that would thus colonize the stars with inhabitants. --Howell. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'colonized'

From: GCIDE
  • colonized \colonized\ adj.
  • 1. inhabited by people who were born in or retain strong ties to another country.
  • Syn: settled. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. politically ruled by citizens of another country. [PJC]
  • 3. having a population (of animals or plants) which moved in from another territory.
  • Syn: colonized. [PJC]