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colonialism meaning in Punjabi

ਉਪਨਿਵੇਸ਼ਵਾਦ upaniveśvād

UK/kəˈləʊ.njə.lɪ.zəm//kəˈloʊ.njə.lɪ.zəm/

colonialism in Punjabi: ਉਪਨਿਵੇਸ਼ਵਾਦ (upaniveśvād), ਬਸਤੀਵਾਦ (bastīvād). In English, colonialism means the seizure of geographical area to extract its natural resources or exploit the labor of the indigenous peoples to remotely benefit a distant country.

Punjabi words for colonialism

policy of authority over people or territories
ਉਪਨਿਵੇਸ਼ਵਾਦ upaniveśvād, ਬਸਤੀਵਾਦ bastīvād

English meaning of colonialism

  1. noun The seizure of geographical area to extract its natural resources or exploit the labor of the indigenous peoples to remotely benefit a distant country.
  2. noun The subjugation of a weaker country, population, or people by a dominant country, population, or people.
  3. noun Any form of foreign influence seen as undesirable.
  4. noun A colonial word, phrase, concept, or habit.

Full definition of colonialism

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Questions about colonialism in Punjabi

What is the meaning of colonialism in Punjabi?
Colonialism in Punjabi is ਉਪਨਿਵੇਸ਼ਵਾਦ (upaniveśvād), ਬਸਤੀਵਾਦ (bastīvād).
colonialism ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Colonialism: ਉਪਨਿਵੇਸ਼ਵਾਦ (upaniveśvād), ਬਸਤੀਵਾਦ (bastīvād).
What does colonialism mean in English?
Colonialism means the seizure of geographical area to extract its natural resources or exploit the labor of the indigenous peoples to remotely benefit a distant country.

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