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Colonialism   Listen
noun
Colonialism  n.  
1.
The state or quality of, or the relationship involved in, being colonial. "The last tie of colonialism which bound us to the mother country is broken."
2.
A custom, idea, feature of government, or the like, characteristic of a colony.
3.
The colonial system of political government or extension of territory, by which one nation exerts political control over another nation, territory, or people, maintaining the colony in a state of dependence, its inhabitants not having the same full rights as those of the colonial power. The controlling power is typically extended thus by military force or the threat of force.
4.
The political or ideological system of beliefs advocating or justifying colonial control of one nation over another nation, territory, or people.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Colonialism" Quotes from Famous Books



... admitted Mr. Allison. "Many of the colonists cannot endure the thought of begging assistance from a great Roman Catholic power. They fear, perhaps, that France will use the opportunity to inflict on us the worst form of colonialism ...
— The Loyalist - A Story of the American Revolution • James Francis Barrett



Words linked to "Colonialism" :   colonialist, victimisation, using, exploitation, neocolonialism, victimization



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