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colonialist en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /kəˈloʊ.ni.ə.lɪst/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio

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-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English colonialist From colonial + -ist.

Meanings

  1. Of or pertaining to colonialism.
    • Outlines of a systemic relation between society and ecology are evident with the theoretical innovations underlying the ecoimperialist and colonialist critiques. 2017, Paul Thompson, Environmental Justice:

Forms

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most colonialist Degree=Sup lexicographic
more colonialist Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

colonialistic

Synonyms

colonialistic

Translations (16)

pl kolonialistyczny (of or pertaining to colonialism) · it colonialista (of or pertaining to colonialism) · es colonialista (of or pertaining to colonialism) · it colonialistico (of or pertaining to colonialism) · pt colonialista (of or pertaining to colonialism) · hi उपनिवेशवादी (of or pertaining to colonialism) · ar اِسْتِعْمَارِي (of or pertaining to colonialism) · fr colonialiste (of or pertaining to colonialism) · ca colonialista (of or pertaining to colonialism) · fi kolonialistinen (of or pertaining to colonialism) · eo koloniisma (of or pertaining to colonialism) · el αποικιοκρατικός (of or pertaining to colonialism) · pl kolonialny (of or pertaining to colonialism) · tr sömürgeci (of or pertaining to colonialism) · ka კოლონიალისტური (of or pertaining to colonialism) · de kolonialistisch (of or pertaining to colonialism)

colonialist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /kəˈloʊ.ni.ə.lɪst/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio

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-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English colonialist From colonial + -ist.

Meanings

  1. One who supports or advocates colonialism.
    • So far, the daily dose of quinine had been bitter and very unpalatable. […] To make the medicine go down more easily, colonialists occasionally mixed the powder with sugar, water and gin. 2014, Olivia Williams, “Gin is the Tonic”, in Gin Glorious Gin: How Mother’s Ruin Became the Spirit of London, London: Headline Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 163:
    • [Marc Jacobs] is a colonialist, an extender of brands, and in very good shape. 2010 November 10, John Caramanica, “Monopoly by Marc Jacobs”, in The New York Times:

Forms

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colonialists Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

de-colonialist · anti-colonialist · decolonialist · paleocolonialist · post-colonialist · palaeocolonialist · anticolonialist · non-colonialist · pre-colonialist · precolonialist · palaeo-colonialist · noncolonialist · neocolonialist · neo-colonialist · pro-colonialist · postcolonialist · procolonialist · paleo-colonialist

Relateds

colonization · colonisation · colonial · colony · colonize · colonialism · colonise · colonially

Translations (23)

ka კოლონიალისტი (one who supports or advocates colonialism) · de Kolonialist (one who supports or advocates colonialism) · az müstəmləkəçi (one who supports or advocates colonialism) · eo koloniisto (cf. koloniano, koloniulo) (one who supports or advocates colonialism) · et kolonialist (one who supports or advocates colonialism) · de Kolonialistin (one who supports or advocates colonialism) · es colonialista (one who supports or advocates colonialism) · fa استعمارگر (one who supports or advocates colonialism) · pt colonialista (one who supports or advocates colonialism) · uk колоніза́тор (one who supports or advocates colonialism) · cmn 殖民者 (one who supports or advocates colonialism) · it colonialista (one who supports or advocates colonialism) · hi उपनिवेशवादी (one who supports or advocates colonialism) · ru колониза́тор (one who supports or advocates colonialism) · nan-hbl 殖民者 (one who supports or advocates colonialism) · ca colonialista (one who supports or advocates colonialism) · yue 殖民者 (one who supports or advocates colonialism) · fr colonialiste (one who supports or advocates colonialism) · fi kolonialisti (one who supports or advocates colonialism) · tr sömürgeci (one who supports or advocates colonialism) · pl kolonialistka (one who supports or advocates colonialism) · pl kolonialista (one who supports or advocates colonialism) · eo koloniistino (one who supports or advocates colonialism)