🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Colonizadores brancos

Pronunciation / Transliteration: koh-loh-nee-zah-dores brahn-kohs

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
White-Settler/ˈwaɪtˌsɛt.lər/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Os colonizadores brancos tiveram um grande impacto na cultura local."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person of European descent who settles in a territory, often in the context of colonial expansion.

    "The white-settler population significantly altered the demographics and culture of the region."
  2. 2

    A term used to describe individuals who colonize lands traditionally inhabited by indigenous peoples.

    "The legacy of white-settler colonialism continues to impact indigenous communities today."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'white-settler' combines 'white', referring to people of European descent, and 'settler', derived from the Old French 's'installer', meaning to settle or establish a residence. It emerged in the context of colonialism, particularly in the 19th century, to describe European colonizers who established communities in non-European territories.

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