settler colonialism
settler colonialism noun: a form of colonialism in which colonizers seek to displace indigenous populations from their land in order to establish permanent settlements of their own.
Noun
settler colonialism (uncountable)
- A form of colonialism in which colonizers seek to displace indigenous populations from their land in order to establish permanent settlements of their own.
- It was the racist, settler colonialism that created whiteness, that created blackness, half-caste, quarter-caste, octoroon, that saw mixed-race people as a third race.2021 November 7, Claire [G.] Coleman, “Not quite blak enough: ‘The people who think I am too white to be Aboriginal are all white’”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2021
settler colonialism meaning in Arabic
settler colonialism in Arabic
- Translations
- اِسْتِعْمَار اِسْتِيطَانِيّ istiʕmār istīṭāniyy
Questions about settler colonialism
- What does settler colonialism mean?
- Settler colonialism means a form of colonialism in which colonizers seek to displace indigenous populations from their land in order to establish permanent settlements of their own.
- What is settler colonialism in Arabic?
- Settler colonialism in Arabic is اِسْتِعْمَار اِسْتِيطَانِيّ (istiʕmār istīṭāniyy). See Settler colonialism meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is settler colonialism?
- Settler colonialism is a noun.
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