The process of establishing a colony. / (social sciences) The process of colonizing or taking over.

plural of colonization

The punctuation mark ":". / (rare) The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).

(anatomy) Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the rectum. (Because the colon is the largest part of the large intestine (constituting most of it), it is often treated as synonymous therewith in broad or casual usage.)

(obsolete) A husbandman. / A European colonial settler, especially in a French colony.

(transitive) To settle (a place) with colonists, and hence make (a place) into a colony. / (transitive) To settle (a group of people, a species, or the like) in a place as a colony.

Of, relating to, affecting or within the colon.

An enema.

plural of colonic

One who makes a group or place into a colony; one who establishes a colonial relationship. / One who establishes or joins a colony; a colonist. / One who intrudes and takes over.