The act of creating permanent communities or towns in new territories. In the context of colonization, this refers to Europeans building towns or forts on foreign lands they claimed.
Related terms
Jamestown: The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607.
Plymouth Colony: A colony established by the Pilgrims (English separatists) in present-day Massachusetts in 1620.
Missionaries: Individuals sent by religious organizations to establish religious communities or convert indigenous peoples during colonization.