zhí
mín

technical
noun

Meaning of 殖民地

殖民地 means original meaning: a territory abroad seized and settled by large numbers of immigrants from a country; colony: a region or country deprived of political and economic independence and under the jurisdiction of a capitalist power. Pronounced zhí mín dì.

  • original meaning: a territory abroad seized and settled by large numbers of immigrants from a country
  • colony: a region or country deprived of political and economic independence and under the jurisdiction of a capitalist power

Definitions & Examples

Shí
shì
 
Yīng
guó
zài
Běi
Měi
jiàn
le
duō
zhí
mín
 

In the seventeenth century, Britain established several colonies in North America.

Zhè
piàn
shàng
céng
yǒu
duō
Ōu
zhōu
mín
jiàn
de
zhí
mín
 

This land once had many colonies established by European immigrants.