- colonialist
- noun or adjective see colonialism
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colonialist
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colonialist — COLONIALÍST, Ă, colonialişti, ste, adj. Care ţine de colonialism sau de colonii1 (2), privitor la colonialism sau la colonii1. ♦ (Substantivat, m.) Adept al colonialismului. [pr.: ni a ] – Din fr. colonialiste. Trimis de hai, 29.06.2004. Sursa:… … Dicționar Român
colonialist — n. a believer in or advocate of colonialism[3]. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
colonialist — 1813, from COLONIAL (Cf. colonial) + IST (Cf. ist); Cf. COLONIST (Cf. colonist) … Etymology dictionary
colonialist — ▪ I. colonialist co‧lo‧ni‧al‧ist 1 [kəˈləʊniəlst ǁ ˈloʊ ] noun [countable] ECONOMICS someone who supports colonialism or who is part of a colonialist system: • The region was neglected by the colonialists. [m0] ▪ II. colonialist colonialist 2 … Financial and business terms
colonialist — [[t]kəlo͟ʊniəlɪst[/t]] colonialists 1) ADJ Colonialist means relating to colonialism. Earlier, the Cuban government had accused the Spanish Foreign Minister of colonialist attitudes. ...the European colonialist powers. 2) N COUNT A colonialist is … English dictionary
colonialist — co|lo|ni|al|ist [kəˈləuniəlıst US ˈlou ] n a supporter of colonialism >colonialist adj ▪ colonialist attitudes … Dictionary of contemporary English
colonialist — noun (C) a supporter of colonialism colonialist adjective: a savage colonialist war … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
colonialist — I UK [kəˈləʊnɪəlɪst] / US [kəˈloʊnɪəlɪst] noun [countable] Word forms colonialist : singular colonialist plural colonialists someone who supports colonialism II UK [kəˈləʊnɪəlɪst] / US [kəˈloʊnɪəlɪst] adjective based on or supporting colonialism … English dictionary
colonialist — co|lo|ni|al|ist1 [ kə louniəlıst ] adjective based on or supporting colonialism colonialist co|lo|ni|al|ist 2 [ kə louniəlıst ] noun count someone who supports colonialism … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
colonialist — colonialism ► NOUN ▪ the practice of acquiring control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically. DERIVATIVES colonialist noun & adjective … English terms dictionary
