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imperialistic

/ɪmˌpɪəɹi.əlˈɪstɪk/US/ɪmˌpɪɹi.əˈlɪstɪk/

imperialistic adjective: of or pertaining to imperialism or imperialists; favoring imperialism.

Adjective

imperialistic (comparative more imperialistic, superlative most imperialistic)

  1. Of or pertaining to imperialism or imperialists; favoring imperialism.

imperialistic meaning in Malayalam and Indonesian

imperialistic in Malayalam

സാമ്രാജ്യത്വ

imperialistic in Indonesian

of or pertaining to imperialism
imperialistik

Forms of imperialistic

comparativemore imperialistic
superlativemost imperialistic

Origin of imperialistic

From imperialist + -ic or imperial + -istic.

Words formed from imperialistic

Questions about imperialistic

What does imperialistic mean?
Imperialistic means of or pertaining to imperialism or imperialists; favoring imperialism.
What is imperialistic in Malayalam?
Imperialistic in Malayalam is സാമ്രാജ്യത്വ. See Imperialistic meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is imperialistic?
Imperialistic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce imperialistic?
Imperialistic is pronounced /ɪmˌpɪəɹi.əlˈɪstɪk/ (UK).

Words near imperialistic in the dictionary

  1. imperialises
  2. imperialising
  3. imperialism
  4. imperialisms
  5. imperialist
  6. imperialistic
  7. imperialistically
  8. imperialists
  9. imperialities
  10. imperiality
  11. imperialization

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Adapted from Wiktionary: imperialistic (page history and authors); imperialistic (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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