Hypertext Webster Gateway: "colonialism"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Colonialism \Co*lo"ni*al*ism\, n.
1. The state or quality of, or the relationship involved in,
being colonial.
The last tie of colonialism which bound us to the
mother country is broken. --Brander
Matthews.
2. A custom, idea, feature of government, or the like,
characteristic of a colony.
3. The colonial system or policy in political government or
extension of territory.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
colonialism
n : exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of
the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich
the stronger country
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