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Definition of imperialism noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

imperialism

noun

NAmE//ɪmˈpɪriəˌlɪzəm//

[uncountable] (usually disapproving)

1a system in which one country controls other countries, often after defeating them in a war Roman imperialism

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2the fact of a powerful country increasing its influence over other countries through business, culture, etc. cultural/economic imperialism

imperialist (also imperialistic adjective

NAmE//ɪmˌpɪriəˈlɪstɪk//

)

an imperialist power imperialist ambitionsSee imperialism in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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