neo-colony en · NOUN
Etymology
From neo- + colony.
Meanings
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A country, especially a former colony, controlled or dominated by another country, by the use of economic pressure, political suppression and cultural dominance.
Cuba was the last of the independent Latin American countries to throw off the Spanish yoke and the first to become a full-fledged neo-colony of the United States.
1969, Leo Huberman, Paul Marlor Sweezy, chapter 11, in Socialism in Cuba, Monthly Review Press, page 201:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| neo-colonies | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| neocolony | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (5)
fi uussiirtomaa (country) · es neocolonia (country) · fr néocolonie (country) · cmn 新殖民地 (country) · ka ნეოკოლონია (country)