neocolonial

English

Etymology

From neo- +‎ colonial.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊniəl

Adjective

neocolonial (comparative more neocolonial, superlative most neocolonial)

1. (geopolitics) Of or pertaining to, or based on, neocolonialism
   • 1988 January 29, Michael Miner, “Art of Our Arrogance/Rethinking Vietnam”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     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.

   • 2009 January 18, Haroon Siddiqui, “Obama cannot walk on water but he can disperse dark clouds”, in Toronto Star‎^[2]:

     This is a racist, neocolonial construct.

Translations

of or pertaining to, or based on, neocolonialism

• Portuguese: neocolonial (pt)
• Tagalog: bagunsakupin

Portuguese

Adjective

neocolonial m or f (plural neocoloniais)

1. (geopolitics) neocolonial (of or relating to, or based on, neocolonialism)

Spanish

Adjective

neocolonial m or f (masculine and feminine plural neocoloniales)

1. neocolonial