colonial
Example Sentences
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“Chain of Fire” follows these sporadic colonial campaigns through the firsthand accounts of participants.
At the same time it has turned its back on former colonial power France, which it accused of supporting separatist groups.
From Barron's
But ties with former colonial power Russia remain strong, even as the country has forged its own distinct national identity.
From Barron's
In April 1930, Gandhi concluded his pivotal salt march, breaking the British monopoly on salt production - a charged symbol of colonial misrule.
From BBC
In response, the British colonial government established a public-housing authority that later launched a program to sell apartments at below-market prices to families that otherwise would be unable to buy a home.
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