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colonialism

[kuh-loh-nee-uh-liz-uhm] / kəˈloʊ ni əˌlɪz əm /
NOUN
manifest destiny
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But "we are Irish people who understand colonialism," Beoga said on Instagram.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

This is evident in the depiction of Kip, a Sikh man finding his way in the English world of colonialism.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

“Fist of Fury” saw him opposing Japanese colonialism and discrimination.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

Exhibition text here acknowledges the impact of Japanese colonialism on modern Korean painting, but the story stays with the artists, showing how they built internal support networks to define Korean modernism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

Until the end of colonialism, she suggested, researchers tended to work in their own countries’ possessions.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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