colonialism
[ kuh-loh-nee-uh-liz-uh m ]
/ kəˈloʊ ni əˌlɪz əm /
noun
OTHER WORDS FROM colonialism
co·lo·ni·al·ist, noun, adjective co·lo·ni·al·is·tic, adjectiveWords nearby colonialism
Example sentences from the Web for colonialist
Ironically, both the opponents and proponents of LGBT equality are repeating the colonialist narrative.
If Einat Wilf does not think Zionism was a colonialist project, maybe she should take that up with Theodor Herzl.
British Dictionary definitions for colonialist
colonialism
/ (kəˈləʊnɪəˌlɪzəm) /
noun
the policy and practice of a power in extending control over weaker peoples or areas
Also called: imperialism
Derived forms of colonialism
colonialist, noun, adjectiveCultural definitions for colonialist
colonialism
The control of one nation by “transplanted” people of another nation — often a geographically distant nation that has a different culture and dominant racial or ethnic group. (See ethnicity.)
notes for colonialism
notes for colonialism
Control that is economic and cultural, rather than political, is often called
neocolonialism.