colonial empire

noun

A collective of territories that are either contiguous with the imperial center or located overseas, and settled by the population of a certain state and governed by that state.

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Meanings

nouncolonial empire (plural colonial empires)

plural colonial empires

  1. historicalgeopoliticsA collective of territories that are either contiguous with the imperial center or located overseas, and settled by the population of a certain state and governed by that state.
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