Meanings
adjectiveneocolonial (comparative more neocolonial, superlative most neocolonial)
comparative more neocolonial · superlative most neocolonial
- geopoliticsOf or pertaining to, or based on, neocolonialism
This is a racist, neocolonial construct.
2009 January 18, Haroon Siddiqui, “Obama cannot walk on water but he can disperse dark clouds”, in Toronto Star1 more example
One of the things that was a sin of ours, and the neocolonial arrangement we tried to produce, was that we had all the answers and they had none.
1988 January 29, Michael Miner, “Art of Our Arrogance/Rethinking Vietnam”, in Chicago Reader
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*nu
- Proto-Indo-European*néwos
- Proto-Hellenic*néwos
- Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
- Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
- Englishneo-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
- Proto-Italic*kʷelō
- Latincolō
- Latincolōnus
- Latincolōnia
- Middle Englishcolane
- Englishcolony
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishcolonial
- Englishneocolonial
Translations
Arabic نِيوُكُولُونِيالِيّ
- نِيوُكُولُونِيالِيّ (nīwukūlūniyāliyy)of or pertaining to, or based on, neocolonialism
Greek νεοαποικιοκρατικός
- νεοαποικιοκρατικός (neoapoikiokratikós)of or pertaining to, or based on, neocolonialism
Polish neokolonialny
- neokolonialnyof or pertaining to, or based on, neocolonialism
Portuguese neocolonial
- neocolonialof or pertaining to, or based on, neocolonialism
Tagalog bagunsakupin, neokolonyal
- bagunsakupinof or pertaining to, or based on, neocolonialism
- neokolonyalof or pertaining to, or based on, neocolonialism
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with neocolonial
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APA
neocolonial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neocolonial
MLA
“neocolonial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neocolonial. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neocolonial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neocolonial.
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