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neoimperialism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌniː.əʊ.ɪmˈpɪə.ɹi.ə.lɪ.z(ə)m/
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  • General-American: /ˌni.oʊ.ɪmˈpɪ.ɹi.əˌlɪ.zəm/

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noun

Meaning 1

A contemporary form of imperialism; modern imperialistic practices by a country, such as using influence and power to dominate smaller countries.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: government, politics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: colonialism without colonies, informal empire, neocolonialism

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

PIE word *h1én From neo- (prefix meaning ‘contemporary; new’) + imperialism.

Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: إمبريالية جديدة — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Armenian: նոր իմպերիալիզմ (nor imperializm) — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Asturian: neoimperialismo — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Asturian: nuevu imperialismu — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Bashkir: яңы империализм (yañı imperializm) — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Basque: neoinperialismoa — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Basque: inperialismo berria — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Catalan: neoimperialisme — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Chinese Mandarin: 新帝國主義 /新帝国主义 (xīndìguózhǔyì) — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Czech: neoimperialismus — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Czech: nový imperialismus — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Dutch: neo-imperialisme — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Finnish: uusi imperialismi — contemporary form of imperialism
  • French: néo-impérialisme — contemporary form of imperialism
  • French: nouvel impérialisme — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Galician: novo imperialismo — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Georgian: ნეოიმპერიალიზმი (neoimṗerializmi) — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Hebrew: אימפריאליזם מודרני — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Hindi: नवसाम्राज्यवाद (navsāmrājyavād) — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Indonesian: imperialisme baru — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Irish: an tImpiriúlachas nua — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Irish: ré an impiriúlachais — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Italian: neoimperialismo — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Italian: nuovo imperialismo — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Japanese: 新帝国主義 (shin teiko kushiyugi) — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Korean: 신제국주의 (sinjegukjuui) — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Malay: imperialisme baru — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Malayalam: പുതിയ സാമ്രാജ്യത്വം (putiya sāmrājyatvaṁ) — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nyimperialismen — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Norwegian Bokmål: høyimperialismen — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Persian: امپریالیسم نو — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Polish: neoimperializm — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Portuguese: neoimperialismo — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Punjabi: ਨਵ ਸਾਮਰਾਜਵਾਦ (nav sāmrājavād) — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Romanian: neoimperialism — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Russian: новый империали́зм (novyj imperialízm) — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Spanish: neoimperialismo — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Spanish: imperialismo moderno — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Spanish: nuevo imperialismo — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Swedish: neoimperialism — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Turkish: yeni emperyalizm — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Turkish: yeni sömürgecilik — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Ukrainian: неоімперіалі́зм (neoimperialízm) — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Ukrainian: новий імперіалі́зм (novyj imperialízm) — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Vietnamese: chủ nghĩa đế quốc mới — contemporary form of imperialism
  • Welsh: imperialaeth newydd — contemporary form of imperialism