colonialism
gb/kəlˈoʊniəlˌɪzəm/ us/kəlˈoʊniəlˌɪzəm/
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انگلیسی
معنیها
۰ معنی
اسم
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abstract
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rule through colonies
a system in which one country controls another place and uses its land, people, or resources for its own benefit
الگوی کاربرد:
colonialism in [place]; [adjective] colonialism; the history/impact/end of colonialism
اشتباه رایج:
Usually uncountable: say colonialism, not a colonialism, except in specialist uses such as different colonialisms.
هممعنیها
imperialism (broader term for empire-building and domination, not always through colonies or settlement)
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colonial rule (more concrete phrase for government by a colonial power)
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colonization (emphasizes the process of establishing control or settlements)
متضادها
decolonization (the process of ending or undoing colonial rule)
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independence (the state of being politically free from colonial control)
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self-determination (the right of a people to govern themselves)
ترکیبهای رایج
European colonialism
|British colonialism
|French colonialism
|Western colonialism
|the history of colonialism
|the impact of colonialism
|the era of colonialism
|resist colonialism
|end colonialism
|colonialism and imperialism
موضوعها
politics
|history
|empire
|society
نمونهها
- The exhibition examines how European colonialism reshaped borders, trade, and land ownership.
- Many independence movements fought to end colonialism in the twentieth century.
- The book argues that colonialism depended on military power, forced labor, and control of resources.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- Colonialism changed many countries' languages and borders.
- The people wanted freedom from colonialism.
اسم
formal
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abstract
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colonial attitudes and logic
a way of thinking or acting that treats another people as less important and needing control by a stronger outside group
الگوی کاربرد:
a form of colonialism; colonialism in [institution/practice]; accuse [someone/something] of colonialism
اشتباه رایج:
This use is stronger than foreign influence; it suggests unequal power and a colonial way of thinking.
هممعنیها
colonial mentality (emphasizes the mindset or assumptions behind colonial power)
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colonial ideology (more academic term for ideas that justify domination)
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imperial attitude (more general phrase for a controlling or superior attitude)
متضادها
anti-colonialism (opposition to colonial ideas and power relations)
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decolonial thinking (an approach that tries to undo colonial assumptions)
ترکیبهای رایج
a form of colonialism
|colonialism in education
|colonialism in museums
|cultural colonialism
|digital colonialism
|residual colonialism
|challenge colonialism
|reproduce colonialism
موضوعها
politics
|culture
|power
|criticism
نمونهها
- Critics saw the aid program as a form of colonialism because it ignored local knowledge and imposed outside priorities.
- The novel exposes the colonialism behind the explorers' supposedly scientific descriptions.
- The course asks students to recognize colonialism in museums, maps, and school textbooks.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- Some people said the policy showed colonialism because local voices were ignored.
- The film criticizes colonialism in old adventure stories.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
colonialism
IPA
GB/kəlˈoʊniəlˌɪzəm/
US/kəlˈoʊniəlˌɪzəm/
هجاها و تکیه
co - lo - ni - al - ism (۵ هجا)
Stress on 2nd syllable (lo)
صورتهای واژه
Noun
- Base: colonialism
- Plural: colonialism
عبارتها
anti-colonialism
1/ˈæntaɪ kəlˈoʊniəlˌɪzəm/
fixed phrase
opposition to colonial rule
the belief that colonial rule is wrong and should be resisted or ended
نمونهها
- Anti-colonialism shaped many independence movements after the Second World War.
- Her speeches combined feminism, socialism, and anti-colonialism.
- The novel became an important text of anti-colonialism.
cultural colonialism
1/kˈʌlt͡ʃɚəl kəlˈoʊniəlˌɪzəm/
fixed phrase
formal
imposed cultural dominance
when a powerful culture pushes its language, values, or media onto another culture
نمونهها
- Some educators criticized the curriculum as cultural colonialism because it ignored local history and languages.
- The spread of global media is sometimes discussed as cultural colonialism.
- The author argues that missionary schools often combined religion with cultural colonialism.
digital colonialism
1/dˈɪd͡ʒɪtəl kəlˈoʊniəlˌɪzəm/
fixed phrase
technical
digital power and extraction
a modern form of unequal control through technology, data, or online platforms
نمونهها
- The researcher warned that free cloud services could create a new form of digital colonialism.
- Activists describe the extraction of data from poorer countries as digital colonialism.
- The conference discussed digital colonialism, data rights, and control of internet infrastructure.
internal colonialism
1/ɪntˈɚnəl kəlˈoʊniəlˌɪzəm/
fixed phrase
technical
domination within a country
colonial-like control of one group or region by another group inside the same country
نمونهها
- The article describes the mining region's relationship with the capital as internal colonialism.
- Some activists use the term internal colonialism to explain the treatment of Indigenous communities within the state.
- The theory of internal colonialism links regional poverty to political and economic control from the center.
legacy of colonialism
1/lˈɛɡəsi əv kəlˈoʊniəlˌɪzəm/
fixed phrase
lasting colonial effects
the problems, changes, or influences that remain after colonial rule has ended
نمونهها
- The borders drawn by European powers are part of the legacy of colonialism in the region.
- The report links language loss to the legacy of colonialism.
- Debates over land ownership are still shaped by the legacy of colonialism.
neo-colonialism
1/nˈioʊ kəlˈoʊniəlˌɪzəm/
fixed phrase
formal
indirect modern domination
a modern form of control where a powerful country influences another country without officially ruling it
نمونهها
- Some critics described the loan conditions as neo-colonialism because they limited the country's policy choices.
- The president accused foreign powers of neo-colonialism after they threatened new sanctions.
- The article argues that control of minerals has become a form of neo-colonialism.
post-colonialism
1/pˈoʊst kəlˈoʊniəlˌɪzəm/
fixed phrase
technical
study of colonial aftermaths
the study of how colonialism continues to affect countries, cultures, and literature after formal rule ends
نمونهها
- Post-colonialism changed the way many universities teach literature from former colonies.
- The essay uses post-colonialism to analyze language, identity, and power in the novel.
- In post-colonialism, questions of voice and representation are central.
settler colonialism
1/sˈɛtəlɚ kəlˈoʊniəlˌɪzəm/
fixed phrase
technical
colonial rule based on permanent settlers
A kind of colonial rule where people from the powerful country move to the land, stay there, and build a new society that often pushes out the original people.
نمونهها
- Some historians describe the country's history as a classic case of settler colonialism.
- The book compares patterns of settler colonialism in North America, Australia, and southern Africa.
settler colonialism
1/sˈɛtəlɚ kəlˈoʊniəlˌɪzəm/
fixed phrase
formal
colonialism by permanent settlers
colonialism where settlers come to stay and take control of land from Indigenous people
نمونهها
- The course compares settler colonialism in North America, Australia, and New Zealand.
- Scholars of settler colonialism often focus on land, law, and the displacement of Indigenous peoples.
- The documentary presents the conflict as part of a longer history of settler colonialism.