French Conversation · Level 28
89 words
French word
colonialisme
Pronunciation
IPA/kolonjalizm/
Meaning
- masculine nouncolonialism
Example
On parle souvent du colonialisme dans les cours d'histoire.
Colonialism is often discussed in history classes.
More examples
Se renseigner sur le colonialisme aide à comprendre le présent.
Learning about colonialism helps understand the present.
Core concept
A powerful state drawing foreign lands into its own political and economic system.
Common phrases
parler du colonialisme
talk about colonialism
se renseigner sur le colonialisme
learn about colonialism
Similar words
colonisation: The process of creating a colony and bringing its land and people under foreign control.
impérialisme: A policy of extending a country's political and economic influence or control abroad.
occupation: The occupation and direct military administration of foreign territory.
exploitation: The use of local resources and workers primarily to benefit the ruling power.
Definition in French
Doctrine et pratique par lesquelles un État étend et maintient son contrôle sur des territoires étrangers, souvent pour exploiter leurs ressources et imposer son administration.
Word origin
Colonialisme combines colonial with the suffix -isme, while colonial ultimately comes from French colonie and Latin colonia.
Usage tips
- Colonialisme is a masculine noun, so standard usage has le colonialisme and du colonialisme.
Opposites
- décolonisationdecolonizationnoun
- indépendanceindependencenoun
Related words
- décoloniserdecolonizeverb
- décolonisationdecolonizationnoun