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colonial

[kuh-loh-nee-uhl] / kəˈloʊ ni əl /


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It survived colonial rule, a bloodied partition, the tumult of independence and Delhi's transformation into a sprawling megacity.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

"You're selling back the access to the people," he says, adding that he believes this takes the country back to a kind of "colonial logic".

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The same attributes that made Hong Kong an attractive place for business under British colonial rule now make it a hub for terror financing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Pacific island Nauru said it will hold a referendum to change its official name, described as a colonial relic from a time when "foreign tongues" mangled the native language.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Surveyors went across the land measuring and making maps for the colonial governments.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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