colonialism in Arabic
اِسْتَعْمَارِيَّة istaʕmāriyya
UK/kəˈləʊ.njə.lɪ.zəm//kəˈloʊ.njə.lɪ.zəm/
colonialism in Arabic: اِسْتَعْمَارِيَّة (istaʕmāriyya). In English, colonialism means the seizure of geographical area to extract its natural resources or exploit the labor of the indigenous peoples to remotely benefit a distant country.
Arabic words for colonialism
- policy of authority over people or territories
- اِسْتَعْمَارِيَّة istaʕmāriyya
English meaning of colonialism
- noun The seizure of geographical area to extract its natural resources or exploit the labor of the indigenous peoples to remotely benefit a distant country.
- noun The subjugation of a weaker country, population, or people by a dominant country, population, or people.
- noun Any form of foreign influence seen as undesirable.
- noun A colonial word, phrase, concept, or habit.
colonialism in other languages
- colonialism in Hindi
- colonialism in Tamil
- colonialism in Urdu
- colonialism in Bengali
- colonialism in Telugu
- colonialism in Punjabi
- colonialism in Odia
- colonialism in Assamese
- colonialism in Pashto
- colonialism in Tagalog
- colonialism in Malay
- colonialism in Indonesian
- colonialism in Thai
- colonialism in Vietnamese
- colonialism in Myanmar
Questions about colonialism in Arabic
- What is the meaning of colonialism in Arabic?
- Colonialism in Arabic is اِسْتَعْمَارِيَّة (istaʕmāriyya).
- ما معنى كلمة colonialism؟
- Colonialism: اِسْتَعْمَارِيَّة (istaʕmāriyya).
- What does colonialism mean in English?
- Colonialism means the seizure of geographical area to extract its natural resources or exploit the labor of the indigenous peoples to remotely benefit a distant country.
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