neo-colony

noun

Etymology

From neo- + colony.

  1. derived from *kʷel-
  2. derived from colōnia
  3. inherited from colane
  4. prefixed as neo-colony — “neo + colony

Definitions

  1. A country, especially a former colony, controlled or dominated by another country, by the…

    A country, especially a former colony, controlled or dominated by another country, by the use of economic pressure, political suppression and cultural dominance.

    • Cuba was the last of the independent Latin American countries to throw off the Spanish yoke and the first to become a full-fledged neo-colony of the United States.

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