imperialist
/ɪmˈpɪəɹiəlɪst/
imperialist adjective: of, or relating to imperialism.
Adjective
imperialist (comparative more imperialist, superlative most imperialist)
- Of, or relating to imperialism.
- On the other hand, the nationalitarian phenomenon is one in which the struggle against the imperialist powers of occupation has as its object, beyond the clearing of the national territory, the independence and sovereignty of the national State, uprooting in depth the positions of the ex-colonial...1981, Anouar Abdel-Malek, Social Dialectics: Nation and Revolution, page 13
Noun (1)
imperialist (plural imperialists)
- An advocate of imperialism.
- "The Japanese imperialists enforced the harshest colonial rule in history over Korea, bringing unspeakably horrible misfortune and sufferings and disasters to the Korean nation," said a spokesman for the Central Committee of the Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea, according to the...2010 August 22, “North Korea demands apology, reparations from Japan over colonization”, in CNN
Noun (2) capitalized: Imperialist
Imperialist (plural Imperialists)
- An agent or official working on behalf of the Empire of Japan.
imperialist meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
imperialist in Hindi
- साम्राज्यवादी
imperialist in Marathi
- of or relating to imperialism
- सामराज्यवादी sāmrājyavādī
- advocate of imperialism
- सामराज्यवादी sāmrājyavādī
imperialist in Urdu
- سامراجیت پسند, سامراج پسند
imperialist in Bengali
- imperialist, imperialistic
- সাম্রাজ্যবাদী samrajyôbadi
- an imperialist
- সাম্রাজ্যবাদী samrajyabadi
More languagesFewer languages
- imperialist in Malayalam
- സാമ്രാജ്യത്വവാദി
- imperialist in Kannada
- ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯವಾದಿ, ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯಶಾಹಿ
- imperialist in Punjabi
- ਸਾਮਰਾਜਵਾਦੀ
- imperialist in Gujarati
- સામ્રાજ્યવાદી
- imperialist in Odia
- ସାମ୍ରାଜ୍ଯ଼ବାଦୀ
- imperialist in Nepali
- साम्राज्यवादी
- imperialist in Arabic
- إِمْبَرِيَالِيّ ʔimbariyāliyy, إِمْبِرْيالِيَّة ʔimbiryāliyya
- imperialist in Indonesian
- imperialis
- imperialist in Persian
- امپریالیست emperyâlist
Forms of imperialist
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more imperialist |
| superlative | most imperialist |
| Noun | |
| plural | imperialists |
| plural | Imperialists |
Origin of imperialist
From imperial + -ist, after French impérialiste.
Words formed from imperialist
Questions about imperialist
- What does imperialist mean?
- Imperialist means of, or relating to imperialism.
- What is imperialist in Hindi?
- Imperialist in Hindi is साम्राज्यवादी. See Imperialist meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is imperialist?
- Imperialist can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce imperialist?
- Imperialist is pronounced /ɪmˈpɪəɹiəlɪst/.
Words near imperialist in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: imperialist (page history and authors); Imperialist (page history and authors); imperialist (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); imperialist (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); সাম্রাজ্যবাদী (Bengali) (page history and authors); imperialist (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); imperialist (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); imperialist (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); imperialist (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); imperialist (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); imperialist (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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