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New Imperialism

New Imperialism proper noun: a period of unprecedented colonial expansion by European powers, the United States, and Japan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Proper noun

New Imperialism

  1. (historical) A period of unprecedented colonial expansion by European powers, the United States, and Japan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Questions about New Imperialism

What does New Imperialism mean?
New Imperialism means a period of unprecedented colonial expansion by European powers, the United States, and Japan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
What part of speech is New Imperialism?
New Imperialism is a proper noun.

Words near New Imperialism in the dictionary

  1. New Humanism
  2. New Hyde Park
  3. New Iberia
  4. new immigrant
  5. new immigrants
  6. New Imperialism
  7. New Indo-Aryan
  8. New Inn
  9. New Ionian
  10. New Ionic
  11. New Ipswich

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