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nounThe control by a powerful country over weaker ones (especially former colonies) by the use of economic pressure, political suppression and cultural dominance to benefit of the powerful country.
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By surface analysis, neo + colonialism, or, by surface analysis, neocolonial + ism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic اِسْتِعْمَار جَدِيد, نِيوُكُولُونِيالِيّة
- اِسْتِعْمَار جَدِيد (istiʕmār jadīd)control or domination of one country by another
- نِيوُكُولُونِيالِيّة (nīwukūlūniyāliyya)control or domination of one country by another
Catalan neocolonialisme
- neocolonialismecontrol or domination of one country by another
Chinese Mandarin 新殖民主義 /新殖民主义
- 新殖民主義 /新殖民主义 (xīnzhímínzhǔyì)control or domination of one country by another
Esperanto novkoloniismo
- novkoloniismocontrol or domination of one country by another
Finnish uuskolonialismi
- uuskolonialismicontrol or domination of one country by another
German Neokolonialismus
- Neokolonialismuscontrol or domination of one country by another
Greek νεοαποικιοκρατία
- νεοαποικιοκρατία (neoapoikiokratía)control or domination of one country by another
Indonesian neokolonialisme
- neokolonialismecontrol or domination of one country by another
Italian neocolonialismo
- neocolonialismocontrol or domination of one country by another
Korean 신식민주의
- 신식민주의 (sinsingminjuui)control or domination of one country by another
Malay neokolonialisme
- neokolonialismecontrol or domination of one country by another
Polish neokolonializm
- neokolonializmcontrol or domination of one country by another
Portuguese neocolonialismo
- neocolonialismocontrol or domination of one country by another
Romanian neocolonialism
- neocolonialismcontrol or domination of one country by another
Spanish neocolonialismo
- neocolonialismocontrol or domination of one country by another
Swahili ukoloni mamboleo
- ukoloni mamboleocontrol or domination of one country by another
Tagalog pagkamakabagunsakupin
- pagkamakabagunsakupincontrol or domination of one country by another
Vietnamese chủ nghĩa thực dân mới
- chủ nghĩa thực dân mớicontrol or domination of one country by another
Welsh neo-wladychiaeth
- neo-wladychiaethcontrol or domination of one country by another
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APA
neocolonialism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neocolonialism
MLA
“neocolonialism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neocolonialism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neocolonialism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neocolonialism.
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