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imperialism in Arabic

إِمْبِرْيَالِيَّة ʔimbiryāliyya

UK/ɪmˈpɪə.ɹi.ə.lɪ.z(ə)m//ɪmˈpɪ.ɹi.əˌlɪ.zəm/

imperialism in Arabic: إِمْبِرْيَالِيَّة (ʔimbiryāliyya), اِسْتِعْمَارِيَّة (istiʕmāriyya). In English, imperialism means the policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.

Arabic words for imperialism

the policy of extending power, by force
إِمْبِرْيَالِيَّة ʔimbiryāliyya, اِسْتِعْمَارِيَّة istiʕmāriyya

English meaning of imperialism

  1. noun The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.
  2. noun The means of forming, maintaining, or expanding an empire.
  3. noun Any undue extension of political, intellectual, or other forms of authority, particularly in regards to systems that benefit the Western world at the cost of the Global South.

Full definition of imperialism

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Questions about imperialism in Arabic

What is the meaning of imperialism in Arabic?
Imperialism in Arabic is إِمْبِرْيَالِيَّة (ʔimbiryāliyya), اِسْتِعْمَارِيَّة (istiʕmāriyya).
ما معنى كلمة imperialism؟
Imperialism: إِمْبِرْيَالِيَّة (ʔimbiryāliyya), اِسْتِعْمَارِيَّة (istiʕmāriyya).
What does imperialism mean in English?
Imperialism means the policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.

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