neocolonial en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- 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 English neocolonial From neo- + colonial.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to, or based on, neocolonialism
One of the things that was a sin of ours, and the neocolonial arrangement we tried to produce, was that we had all the answers and they had none.
1988 January 29, Michael Miner, “Art of Our Arrogance/Rethinking Vietnam”, in Chicago Reader:This is a racist, neocolonial construct.
2009 January 18, Haroon Siddiqui, “Obama cannot walk on water but he can disperse dark clouds”, in Toronto Star:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more neocolonial | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most neocolonial | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
neocolonialize · neocolonialistic
Translations (6)
el νεοαποικιοκρατικός (of or pertaining to, or based on, neocolonialism) · tl neokolonyal (of or pertaining to, or based on, neocolonialism) · tl bagunsakupin (of or pertaining to, or based on, neocolonialism) · pt neocolonial (of or pertaining to, or based on, neocolonialism) · ar نِيوُكُولُونِيالِيّ (of or pertaining to, or based on, neocolonialism) · pl neokolonialny (of or pertaining to, or based on, neocolonialism)