COLONIALISM


Meaning of COLONIALISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈlō-nē-ə-ˌli-zəm, -nyə-ˌli- ]

noun

Date: 1853

1. : the quality or state of being colonial

2. : something characteristic of a colony

3.

a. : control by one power over a dependent area or people

b. : a policy advocating or based on such control

• co·lo·nial·ist -list noun or adjective

• co·lo·nial·is·tic -ˌlō-nē-ə-ˈlis-tik, -nyə-ˈlis- adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.