8 sentences with 'colonising'
Example sentences and phrases with the word colonising and other words derived from it.
• « The Arabs also followed the patterns of the Greek and Roman conquerors in colonising the places they conquered. At first, they settled in garrisons and administrative towns, but they also established communities within the conquered cities. »
• « From there, they sailed to Alaska and then down the west coast of North America, establishing small churches and forts, but without colonising the territory (i.e., for the most part, they did not stay and establish families). »
• « Portuguese sailors built an empire in the Atlantic by colonising the Canary Islands, Cape Verde and the Azores, as well as the island of Madeira. »
• « Spain retained its powerful American empire, but by the early 17th century, the nation could no longer prevent England and other European rivals - the French and Dutch - from colonising the smaller Caribbean islands. »
• « The English also began colonising small islands in the Caribbean, an incursion into the Spanish-American empire. »
• « In this view, colonies existed to strengthen the colonising nation. Mercantilists were opposed to their nations being able to trade freely with other nations. »