colonial

Example Sentences

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Though Spain has not taken the kinds of steps some other countries have to reappraise their colonial past, it has indicated its willingness to recognise past harm.

From BBC

In the early 1700s, Scotland’s economic strength had been depleted by a disastrous colonial project.

From The Wall Street Journal

Belgium, the former colonial power, has recognised its responsibility and apologised both to Lumumba's relatives and the Democratic Republic of Congo - as the country is now known.

From BBC

But he fell out with the former colonial power and with the United States and was ousted in a coup a few months after taking office.

From Barron's

Their designs also opened a window into the colonial invasions of India between the 16th and 19th Centuries by the Dutch, Portuguese, French and the British.

From BBC