English Explanatory Dictionary

neo-colony

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A country, especially a former colony, controlled or dominated by another country, by the use of economic pressure, political suppression and cultural dominance.

Word forms

neo-colony neo-colonies neocolony

Etymology

From neo- + colony.

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