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Definition of colonialism noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

colonialism

noun
 
/kəˈləʊniəlɪzəm/
 
/kəˈləʊniəlɪzəm/
[uncountable]
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  1. the practice by which a powerful country controls another country or other countries
    • European colonialism
    • The history of tobacco growing is intimately associated with colonialism and slavery.
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