pseudocolonization
Definitions
Something which resembles or appears to be colonization (in various senses), but is really not.
Examples
“We have⟳ been working for the past 18 years on a taxonomic revision of the ants of Puerto Rico, and this fact has enabled us to avoid⟳ erroneously recording extinctions and colonizations because of misidenti®cations. Species misidentifications could result⟳ in pseudoextinctions and pseudocolonization, while the number⟳ of species does not change⟳ (in perfect agreement with the MacArthur and Wilson model⟳).”
“She [Gloria Anzaldúa] notes that "North Americans call⟳ this return⟳ to the homeland the silent invasion," but she begins with the pseudocolonization of Mexico by the United States: […]”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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