Meanings of colonize the land in English

He started to colonize the land, but his colonies did not succeed, and he lost all the money he put into them.

Worryingly, these were more flammable than the feathery tussock grasses that had previously colonized the land.

Understanding animal terrestrialization, the process through which animals colonized the land, is crucial to clarify extant biodiversity and biological adaptation.

When simple plants colonized the land and the first creatures crawled gasping from the sea, the Appalachians were there to greet them.

They occupied the northern and central parts of the Arabian peninsula, by the side of the Ishmaelites, and colonized the land of Midian.

My notion is that while they have no idea they can win the case, they believe that we did actually colonize the lands.