settler colony

noun

plural settler colonies

: a colony that is established by migrants from a colonizing nation or state and that functions to extend and maintain the colonizing power's control over the area : a colony resulting from settler colonialism

The smaller the settler colony, the more restrictions it placed on the rights of the natives. This was a function of vulnerability and fear. It was also a function of the ethnic and class composition of the settlers.—

Thomas G. Mitchell

The reality is that all settler colonies have a mixture of settlers with varying intentions and motivations.—

Muhannad Ayyash

… Australian, British and American settlers in the Fiji islands, intent on preparing the islands for annexation as a settler colony of New South Wales, protested violently against attempts by Indigenous leaders to negotiate a legal framework for colonial settlement.—

Tracey Banivanua Mar

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of settler colony was in 1964

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“Settler colony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/settler%20colony. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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