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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescolonialiste
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /kɔ.lɔ.njist/
"Il a critiqué l'approche colonialiste des puissances européennes."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who supports, practices, or advocates for the establishment and maintenance of colonies or the extension of a nation's rule over foreign territories.
"The historical text detailed how the early colonialists exploited local resources for the benefit of the mother country."
- 1
Relating to or characteristic of colonialism or colonialists.
"Critics argued that the modern economic policies retained a distinctly colonialist structure."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'colōnus' (husbandman, farmer, settler), entering English via French in the late 19th century alongside 'colonialism'. The suffix '-ist' was added to denote an adherent or practitioner of the political ideology and practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Colonialist" is said worldwide
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colonialiste
Transliteration: /kɔ.lɔ.njist/
"Il a critiqué l'approche colonialiste des puissances européennes."
Kolonialist
Transliteration: /koloʊni̯aˈlɪst/
"Die Politik jener Ära war stark kolonialist geprägt."
colonialista
Transliteration: /ko.lo.njalˈli.sta/
"Il movimento ha combattuto contro ogni forma colonialista."
colonialista
Transliteration: /ko.lo.njaˈlis.ta/
"Las potencias europeas adoptaron una postura colonialista en el siglo XIX."
colonialista
Transliteration: /ku.lu.njɐˈliʃ.tɐ/
"O sistema colonialista deixou marcas profundas na história do país."
औपनिवेशिक
Transliteration: aupaniveshik
"उन्होंने ने औपनिवेशिक नीतियों का कड़ा विरोध किया।"
殖民主义者
Transliteration: zhímín zhǔyì zhě
"历史书记录了殖民主义者对当地资源的掠夺。"
식민주의자
Transliteration: sikminjuuija
"그들은 식민주의자의 지배에 저항했습니다."
植民地主義者
Transliteration: shokuminchi shugisha
"その政策は植民地主義者の利益を優先していた。"
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