semicolonial

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adjective

Partly colonial; having certain aspects of being colonial.

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Meanings

adjectivesemicolonial (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePartly colonial; having certain aspects of being colonial.

    The Aidit leadership's theory of the Indonesian revolution is based on the assumption that Indonesia is a semicolonial, semifeudal country.

    1966, Donald Hindley, The Communist Party of Indonesia, 1951-1963, page 32

Origin

From semi- + colonial.

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Translations

Finnish siirtomaan kaltainen, puoliksi siirtomaa
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German halbkolonial, semikolonial
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Polish semi-kolonialny
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Cite this entry
APA

semicolonial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semicolonial

MLA

“semicolonial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semicolonial. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semicolonial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semicolonial.

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