🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

उपनिवेशवाद

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Upaniveshvad

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Colonialism/kəˈloʊ.ni.əl.ɪ.zəm/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"उपनिवेशवाद ने कई देशों की संस्कृति को प्रभावित किया।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.

    "The effects of colonialism are still evident in many former colonies today."
  2. 2

    A system of governance in which a country rules over a foreign territory and its people.

    "Colonialism often led to significant cultural and social changes in the colonized regions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'colonialism' originates from the Latin word 'colonia', meaning 'settlement'. It evolved in the 19th century to describe the practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.

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