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colonialism

[ kuh-loh-nee-uh-liz-uhm ]

noun

  1. the control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people.
  2. the system or policy by which a nation maintains or advocates control or influence over a dependent country, territory, or people.
  3. the state or condition of being colonial.
  4. 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

  1. the policy and practice of a power in extending control over weaker peoples or areas Also calledimperialism
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

colonialism

  1. The control of one nation by 鈥渢ransplanted鈥 people of another nation 鈥 often a geographically distant nation that has a different culture and dominant racial or ethnic group. ( See ethnicity .)
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Notes

Control that is economic and cultural, rather than political, is often called neocolonialism .
A classic example of colonialism is the control of India by Britain from the eighteenth century to 1947.
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Derived Forms

  • 肠辞藞濒辞苍颈补濒颈蝉迟, nounadjective
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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
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of colonialism1

First recorded in 1850鈥55; colonial ( def ) + -ism ( def )
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"It's such a clear example of how colonialism benefits from dispossessing indigenous people of their land and writing us out of history."

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The setting offered stunning natural beauty but also rich themes to explore, particularly American colonialism and the plight of Native Hawaiians.

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For many in Nigeria, the Benin Bronzes are a potent reminder of the violence of colonialism.

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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.

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Poet Benjamin Zephaniah turned down an OBE over its associations with colonialism.

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