Meaning

3 senses
  1. A disease that arises from colonial exploration and causes significant harm to an empire, especially the British Empire.

  2. (broadly)A failing to which an empire is prone.

  3. A communicable disease that is spread to indigenous people by conquering imperial forces.

Forms

plural: imperial diseases

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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