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colonialism
[ kuh-loh-nee-uh-liz-uhm ]
noun
- the control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people.
- the system or policy by which a nation maintains or advocates control or influence over a dependent country, territory, or people.
- the state or condition of being colonial.
- an idea, custom, or practice peculiar to a colony.
colonialism
/ 办蓹藞濒蓹蕣苍瑟蓹藢濒瑟锄蓹尘 /
noun
- the policy and practice of a power in extending control over weaker peoples or areas Also calledimperialism
Notes
Derived Forms
- 肠辞藞濒辞苍颈补濒颈蝉迟, nounadjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 肠辞路濒辞路苍颈路补濒路颈蝉迟 noun adjective
- 肠辞路濒辞路苍颈路补濒路颈蝉路迟颈肠 [k, uh, -loh-nee-, uh, -, lis, -tik], adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of colonialism1
Example Sentences
"It's such a clear example of how colonialism benefits from dispossessing indigenous people of their land and writing us out of history."
The setting offered stunning natural beauty but also rich themes to explore, particularly American colonialism and the plight of Native Hawaiians.
For many in Nigeria, the Benin Bronzes are a potent reminder of the violence of colonialism.
A previous chamber opera, 鈥淭he Refusal of Time,鈥 seen at UCLA鈥檚 Royce Hall seven years ago, was a supercharged planetary exploration of 19th century South African colonialism.
Poet Benjamin Zephaniah turned down an OBE over its associations with colonialism.
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