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colonialism
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colonialism
(noun)
colonialism
/kə
ˈ
loʊnijəˌlɪzəm/
noun
colonialism
/kə
ˈ
loʊnijəˌlɪzəm/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of COLONIALISM
[
noncount
]
:
control by one country over another area and its people
— colonialist
/kə
ˈ
loʊnijəlɪst/
noun
,
plural
colonialists
[
count
]
— colonialist
adjective
the
colonialist
past
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