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co·lo·ni·al·ism    Audio Help   [kuh-loh-nee-uh-liz-uhm] Pronunciation Key
–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.

[Origin: 1850–55; colonial + -ism]

co·lo·ni·al·ist, noun, adjective
co·lo·ni·al·is·tic, adjective
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co·lo·ni·al·ism    Audio Help   (kə-lō'nē-ə-lĭz'əm)  Pronunciation Key 
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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colonialist

noun
a believer in colonialism 

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