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disimperialism

noun

Etymology

From dis- + imperialism.

  1. derived from imperiālis
  2. derived from imperial
  3. inherited from imperial
  4. formed as imperialism — “imperial + -ism”
  5. prefixed as disimperialism — “dis + imperialism”

Definitions

  1. A dismantling of or movement away from imperialism.

    • After the war the process of disimperialism in the Middle East accelerated under UN auspices or was spurred on by its actions.
    • Despite the disimperialism of the postwar decades, the prevalent mode of thought about the non-Western world has remained thoroughly developmental and thoroughly Western in both the Middle East and the West.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA