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colonialism

Definition of colonialism

noun

[mass noun]
  • the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically: the state apparatus that was dominant under colonialism

Derivatives

colonialist

noun & adjective

colonialism in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of colonialism in the US English dictionary
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