colonialism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kəˈləʊ.njə.lɪ.zəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /kəˈləʊ.ni.ə.lɪ.zəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /kəˈloʊ.ni.ə.lɪ.zəm/ (General-American)
- /kəˈloʊ.njə.lɪ.zəm/ (General-American)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Latin colōnus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin colōniader. Middle English colane English colony Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English colonial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English colonialism From colonial + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The seizure of geographical area to extract its natural resources or exploit the labor of the indigenous peoples to remotely benefit a distant country.
Though most of the cases here cover European encounters with non-Europeans, it is not the intention of the book to give the impression that genocide is a function of European colonialism and imperialism alone.
2008 June 1, A. Dirk Moses, “Preface”, in Empire, Colony, Genocide: Conquest, Occupation, and Subaltern Resistance in World History, Berghahn Books, →ISBN, page x:
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(colloquial, countable, derogatory, often, uncountable) The subjugation of a weaker country, population, or people by a dominant country, population, or people.
It was the racist, settler colonialism that created whiteness, that created blackness, half-caste, quarter-caste, octoroon, that saw mixed-race people as a third race.
2021 November 7, Claire [G.] Coleman, “Not quite blak enough: ‘The people who think I am too white to be Aboriginal are all white’”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2021:
- (broadly, countable, derogatory, uncountable) Any form of foreign influence seen as undesirable.
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(countable, uncountable) A colonial word, phrase, concept, or habit.
Although the settlement seems so far to have made but slow progress, there are many things which show that, to use a colonialism, "the place was going ahead."
1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 239:
- (countable, uncountable) Colonial life.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| colonialisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cybercolonialism · pseudocolonialism · green colonialism · Coca-Colonialism · internal colonialism · biocolonialist · postcolonialism · Eurocolonialism · neocolonialism · anticolonialism · paracolonialism · semicolonialism · biocolonialism · settler colonialism
Translations (109)
or ଉପନିବେଶବାଦ (policy of authority over people or territories) · as ঔপনিৱেশিকতাবাদ (policy of authority over people or territories) · nan-hbl 殖民主義 /殖民主义 (policy of authority over people or territories) · ast colonialismu (policy of authority over people or territories) · uz mustamlakachilik (policy of authority over people or territories) · fr colonialisme (policy of authority over people or territories) · scn culunialismu (policy of authority over people or territories) · nb kolonialisme (policy of authority over people or territories) · mn колоничлол (policy of authority over people or territories) · ja 植民地主義 (policy of authority over people or territories) · bg колониали́зъм (policy of authority over people or territories) · be каланіялі́зм (policy of authority over people or territories) · fa-ira اِسْتِعْمار (policy of authority over people or territories) · tr sömürgecilik (policy of authority over people or territories) · hu gyarmatosítás (policy of authority over people or territories) · gl colonialismo (policy of authority over people or territories) · tk kolonializm (policy of authority over people or territories) · kl nunasiaqarneq (policy of authority over people or territories) · az müstəmləkəçilik (policy of authority over people or territories) · sh kolonijalìzam (policy of authority over people or territories) · ro colonialism (policy of authority over people or territories) · kk отаршылдық (policy of authority over people or territories) · sw beberu (policy of authority over people or territories) · pl kolonializm (colonial life) · et kolonialism (policy of authority over people or territories) · da kolonialisme (policy of authority over people or territories) · nl kolonialisme (policy of authority over people or territories) · sw beberu (colonial linguistic expression) · de Kolonialismus (policy of authority over people or territories) · th ลัทธิอาณานิคม (policy of authority over people or territories) · ky колониализм (policy of authority over people or territories) · yi קאָלאָניאַליזם (policy of authority over people or territories) · hi उपनिवेशवाद (policy of authority over people or territories) · ceb kolonyalismo (colonial life) · az kolonializm (policy of authority over people or territories) · ceb kolonyalismo (policy of authority over people or territories) · tr müstemlekecilik (policy of authority over people or territories) · mt kolonjaliżmu (policy of authority over people or territories) · pt colonialismo (policy of authority over people or territories) · hu kolonializmus (policy of authority over people or territories) · nn kolonialisme (policy of authority over people or territories) · tl koloniyalisasyon (policy of authority over people or territories) · tr kolonicilik (policy of authority over people or territories) · tt колониализм (policy of authority over people or territories) · cs kolonialismus (policy of authority over people or territories) · el αποικισμός (policy of authority over people or territories) · ka კოლონიალიზმი (policy of authority over people or territories) · vi chủ nghĩa thực dân (policy of authority over people or territories) · ur اِسْتِعْمارِیَت (policy of authority over people or territories) · ur اِسْتِعْمار (policy of authority over people or territories) · ms kolonialisme (policy of authority over people or territories) · cmn 殖民主義 /殖民主义 (policy of authority over people or territories) · ny chitsamunda (policy of authority over people or territories) · sv kolonialism (policy of authority over people or territories) · ga coilíneachas (policy of authority over people or territories) · pa ਬਸਤੀਵਾਦ (policy of authority over people or territories) · el αποικιοκρατία (policy of authority over people or territories) · ru колониали́зм (policy of authority over people or territories) · is nýlendustefna (policy of authority over people or territories) · uz kolonializm (policy of authority over people or territories) · he קוֹלוֹנְיָאלִיזְם (policy of authority over people or territories) · eo koloniismo (policy of authority over people or territories) · uk колоніалі́зм (policy of authority over people or territories) · lt kolonializmas (policy of authority over people or territories) · yue 殖民主義 /殖民主义 (policy of authority over people or territories) · bn উপনিবেশবাদ (policy of authority over people or territories) · pa ਉਪਨਿਵੇਸ਼ਵਾਦ (policy of authority over people or territories) · tr kolonyalizm (policy of authority over people or territories) · lo ລັດທິອານານິຄົມ (policy of authority over people or territories) · tg истеъморгарӣ (policy of authority over people or territories) · ceb kolonyalismo (colonial linguistic expression) · sw ukoloni (policy of authority over people or territories) · ps کلونياليزم (policy of authority over people or territories) · it colonialismo (policy of authority over people or territories) · lv koloniālisms (policy of authority over people or territories) · sw beberu (colonial life) · te వలసవాదం (policy of authority over people or territories) · km អាណានិគមនិយម (policy of authority over people or territories) · es colonialismo (policy of authority over people or territories) · ta குடியேற்றவியம் (policy of authority over people or territories) · pl kolonializm (colonial linguistic expression) · sq kolonializëm (policy of authority over people or territories) · ca colonialisme (policy of authority over people or territories) · cy gwladychiaeth (policy of authority over people or territories) · my ကိုလိုနီဝါဒ (policy of authority over people or territories) · hy գաղութատիրություն (policy of authority over people or territories) · tl koloniyalismo (policy of authority over people or territories) · sh колонијалѝзам (policy of authority over people or territories) · sl kolonializem (policy of authority over people or territories) · be каляніялі́зм (policy of authority over people or territories) · tl koloniyalismo (colonial life) · tl buhay-koloniya (colonial life) · mk колонијали́зам (policy of authority over people or territories) · tl koloniyalisasyon (colonial life) · ug مۇستەملىكىچىلىك (policy of authority over people or territories) · ps استعمار (policy of authority over people or territories) · id kolonialisme (policy of authority over people or territories) · tl koloniya (colonial life) · af kolonialisme (policy of authority over people or territories) · tl koloniyalisasyon (colonial linguistic expression) · fa-ira اِسْتِعْمارْگَری (policy of authority over people or territories) · tg мустамликадорӣ (policy of authority over people or territories) · ko 식민주의 (policy of authority over people or territories) · kmr kolonyalîzm (policy of authority over people or territories) · sk kolonializmus (policy of authority over people or territories) · pl kolonializm (policy of authority over people or territories) · fi kolonialismi (policy of authority over people or territories) · tl koloniyalismo (colonial linguistic expression) · ar اِسْتَعْمَارِيَّة (policy of authority over people or territories)