OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 17387

imperialism

/ɪmˈpɪə.ɹi.ə.lɪ.z(ə)m/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
imperialismo
The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.
Though most of the cases here cover European encounters with non-Europeans, it is not the intention of the book to give the impression that genocide is a function of European colon…
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