"neocolonial" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more neocolonial [comparative], most neocolonial [superlative]
Etymology: neo- + colonial Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|neo|colonial}} neo- + colonial Head templates: {{en-adj}} neocolonial (comparative more neocolonial, superlative most neocolonial)
  1. (geopolitics) Of or pertaining to, or based on, neocolonialism Categories (topical): Geopolitics Translations (of or pertaining to, or based on, neocolonialism): neocolonial (Portuguese), bagunsakupin (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-neocolonial-en-adj-8fbSvsgm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with neo- Topics: geopolitics, government, politics

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