COLONIALISM


Meaning of COLONIALISM in English

co ‧ lo ‧ ni ‧ al ‧ is ‧ m /kəˈləʊniəlɪz ə m $ -ˈloʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

when a powerful country rules a weaker one, and establishes its own trade and society there ⇨ colony , imperialism :

a legacy of European colonialism

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.