Category: HistoryPart of speech: nounDifficulty: AdvancedRecommended for ★ UPSC
kolonialisme
/kolonialisme/Roman
English meaning: Colonialism
Dutch Definition
(Nederlands)Het beleid van het onder controle brengen en houden van vreemde gebieden en volken.
English Definition
The policy of acquiring and maintaining control over other peoples' territories. The Dutch East India Company (VOC, 1602) was the world's first multinational corporation and controlled the spice trade. The Dutch colonial presence in India was limited (Malabar, Coromandel), but Dutch colonialism of Indonesia (350 years) is one of history's most extensive colonial relationships.
Example
“De VOC was het eerste multinationale bedrijf ter wereld.”
In English: “The VOC was the world's first multinational company.”
Synonyms
- imperialisme
- overzeese expansie
Antonyms / Opposites
- dekolonisatie
- onafhankelijkheid
Literary Heritage
“Het verleden is niet voorbij; het is niet eens verleden.”
“The past is not finished; it is not even past.”
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