SINCE 1828
semicolonial
adjective
semi·co·lo·nial
| \ ˌse-mē-kə-ˈlō-nyəl
, ˌse-ˌmī-, -mi-, -nē-əl\
, ˌse-ˌmī-, -mi-, -nē-əl\
Definition of semicolonial
1
: nominally independent but actually under foreign domination
2
: dependent on foreign nations as suppliers of manufactured goods and as purchasers of raw materials
Other Words from semicolonial
semicolonialism
\ ˌse-mē-nyə-ˌli-zəm
, ˌse-ˌmī- , -mi- , -nē-ə- \
noun
, ˌse-ˌmī- , -mi- , -nē-ə- \
noun
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