"colonial empire" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: colonial empires [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} colonial empire (plural colonial empires)
  1. (historical, geopolitics) A collective of territories that are either contiguous with the imperial center or located overseas, and settled by the population of a certain state and governed by that state. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Geopolitics, Imperialism Related terms: global empire
    Sense id: en-colonial_empire-en-noun-Zk3sptUw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: geopolitics, government, politics

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