"Scramble for Africa" meaning in All languages combined

See Scramble for Africa on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: the Scramble for Africa [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Scramble for Africa}} the Scramble for Africa
  1. (historical) The proliferation of conflicting European claims to African territories during the New Imperialist period between 1881 and 1914. Wikipedia link: Scramble for Africa Tags: historical Categories (place): Africa Synonyms: rape of Africa
    Sense id: en-Scramble_for_Africa-en-name-BzdNZlBM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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