neo-colony

noun

A country, especially a former colony, controlled or dominated by another country, by the use of economic pressure, political suppression and cultural dominance.

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Meanings

nounneo-colony (plural neo-colonies)

plural neo-colonies · alternative neocolony

  1. A country, especially a former colony, controlled or dominated by another country, by the use of economic pressure, political suppression and cultural dominance.

    Cuba was the last of the independent Latin American countries to throw off the Spanish yoke and the first to become a full-fledged neo-colony of the United States.

    1969, Leo Huberman, Paul Marlor Sweezy, chapter 11, in Socialism in Cuba, Monthly Review Press, page 201

Origin

From neo- + colony.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 新殖民地
  • 新殖民地 (xīnzhímíndì)country
Finnish uussiirtomaa
  • uussiirtomaacountry
French néocolonie
  • néocoloniecountry
Spanish neocolonia
  • neocoloniacountry
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APA

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“neo-colony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neo-colony. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neo-colony,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neo-colony.

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