Word.ws English Dictionary

neocolonialism in Arabic

اِسْتِعْمَار جَدِيد istiʕmār jadīd

/ˌniːəʊkəˈləʊnjəlɪzəm/

neocolonialism in Arabic: اِسْتِعْمَار جَدِيد (istiʕmār jadīd), نِيوُكُولُونِيالِيّة (nīwukūlūniyāliyya). In English, neocolonialism means the control by a powerful country over weaker ones (especially former colonies) by the use of economic pressure, political suppression and cultural dominance to benefit of the powerful country.

Arabic words for neocolonialism

control or domination of one country by another
اِسْتِعْمَار جَدِيد istiʕmār jadīd, نِيوُكُولُونِيالِيّة nīwukūlūniyāliyya

English meaning of neocolonialism

  1. noun The control by a powerful country over weaker ones (especially former colonies) by the use of economic pressure, political suppression and cultural dominance to benefit of the powerful country.

Full definition of neocolonialism

Synonyms of neocolonialism

neocolonialism in other languages

Questions about neocolonialism in Arabic

What is the meaning of neocolonialism in Arabic?
Neocolonialism in Arabic is اِسْتِعْمَار جَدِيد (istiʕmār jadīd), نِيوُكُولُونِيالِيّة (nīwukūlūniyāliyya).
ما معنى كلمة neocolonialism؟
Neocolonialism: اِسْتِعْمَار جَدِيد (istiʕmār jadīd), نِيوُكُولُونِيالِيّة (nīwukūlūniyāliyya).
What does neocolonialism mean in English?
Neocolonialism means the control by a powerful country over weaker ones (especially former colonies) by the use of economic pressure, political suppression and cultural dominance to benefit of the powerful country.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: neocolonialism (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-neocolonialism.wav, LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-neocolonialism.wav.

Cite this page: “neocolonialism meaning in Arabic.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/arabic/neocolonialism. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.