colony; colonial territory
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
original meaning: a territory abroad seized and settled by large numbers of immigrants from a country
historicalHistorical usage referring to settler colonies, especially during the Age of Discovery.
Shí十
qī七
shì世
jì纪
，
Yīng英
guó国
zài在
Běi北
Měi美
jiàn建
lì立
le了
duō多
gè个
zhí殖
mín民
dì地
。
In the seventeenth century, Britain established several colonies in North America.
Zhè这
piàn片
tǔ土
dì地
shàng上
céng曾
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
Ōu欧
zhōu洲
yí移
mín民
jiàn建
lì立
de的
zhí殖
mín民
dì地
。
This land once had many colonies established by European immigrants.
noun
colony: a region or country deprived of political and economic independence and under the jurisdiction of a capitalist power
technicalModern political and historical usage referring to territories under imperialist domination, especially during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Yìn印
dù度
céng曾
shì是
Yīng英
guó国
de的
zhí殖
mín民
dì地
，
zhí直
dào到
yī一
jiǔ九
sì四
qī七
nián年
cái才
dú独
lì立
。
India was once a British colony and did not gain independence until 1947.
Xǔ许
duō多
Fēi非
zhōu洲
guó国
jiā家
zài在
èr二
shí十
shì世
jì纪
zhōng中
qī期
bǎi摆
tuō脱
le了
zhí殖
mín民
dì地
dì地
wèi位
。
Many African countries shook off their colonial status in the mid-twentieth century.
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Zhí殖
mín民
dì地
rén人
mín民
wèi为
zhēng争
qǔ取
zì自
yóu由
hé和
dú独
lì立
jìn进
xíng行
le了
cháng长
qī期
dòu斗
zhēng争
。
The colonial people carried out a long struggle for freedom and independence.