colonial empire
A collective of territories that are either contiguous with the imperial center or…A collective of territories that are either contiguous with the imperial center or located overseas, and settled by the population of a certain state and governed by that state.
» Russia already stretches from Europe to the very edge of Asia; it's already a colonial empire.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)A collective of territories that are either contiguous with the imperial center or located overseas, and settled by the population of a certain state and governed by that state.
Examples
2 sentencesRussia already stretches from Europe to the very edge of Asia; it's already a colonial empire.
His first military experiences took place in the war between the British colonial empire and the Boers, who sought independence.
Forms
plural: colonial empires| Singular | colonial empire |
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