neo-colony
neo-colony noun: a country, especially a former colony, controlled or dominated by another country, by the use of economic pressure, political suppression and cultural dominance.
Noun
neo-colony (plural neo-colonies)
- A country, especially a former colony, controlled or dominated by another country, by the use of economic pressure, political suppression and cultural dominance.
- Cuba was the last of the independent Latin American countries to throw off the Spanish yoke and the first to become a full-fledged neo-colony of the United States.1969, Leo Huberman, Paul Marlor Sweezy, chapter 11, in Socialism in Cuba, Monthly Review Press, page 201
Forms of neo-colony
| plural | neo-colonies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | neocolony |
Origin of neo-colony
From neo- + colony.
Questions about neo-colony
- What does neo-colony mean?
- Neo-colony means a country, especially a former colony, controlled or dominated by another country, by the use of economic pressure, political suppression and cultural dominance.
- What part of speech is neo-colony?
- Neo-colony is a noun.
- What is the plural of neo-colony?
- The plural of neo-colony is neo-colonies.
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