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co⋅lo⋅ni⋅al⋅ism
[kuh-loh-nee-uh-liz-uh
m] 
–noun
| 1. | the control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people. |
| 2. | the system or policy by which a nation maintains or advocates such control or influence. |
| 3. | the state or condition of being colonial. |
| 4. | an idea, custom, or practice peculiar to a colony. |
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| co·lo·ni·al·ism (kə-lō'nē-ə-lĭz'əm) n. A policy by which a nation maintains or extends its control over foreign dependencies. co·lo'ni·al·ist n. |
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Colonialism
Co*lo"ni*al*ism\, n. 1. The state or quality of, or the relationship involved in, being colonial. The last tie of colonialism which bound us to the mother country is broken. --Brander Matthews. 2. A custom, idea, feature of government, or the like, characteristic of a colony. 3. The colonial system or policy in political government or extension of territory.
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colonialism
The control of one nation by “transplanted” people of another nation — often a geographically distant nation that has a different culture and dominant racial or ethnic group. (See ethnicity.)
Note: A classic example of colonialism is the control of India by Britain from the eighteenth century to 1947.
Note: Control that is economic and cultural, rather than political, is often called neocolonialism.
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