English Explanatory Dictionary

Scramble for Africa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The proliferation of conflicting European claims to African territories during the New Imperialist period between 1881 and 1914.

Word forms

Scramble for Africa the Scramble for Africa

Synonyms

rape of Africa
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