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- noun Plural form of
colonialist .
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Examples
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Ismail Cem, Turkey's foreign minister, even accused Europeans of behaving like "colonialists" -- and he's the most pro-EU politician in the country.
Europe's Orphan 2007
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Afghanistan will rise against the new colonialists "-- all the code words that you expect to hear, an attack on Muslims, colonialist America, all of the ones you'd expect in a moment like this you heard from Mr. Zaeef, Taliban's ambassador to Pakistan.
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Lutte is French for "struggle," the name the colonialists used to describe the primal style of wrestling practiced by the Senegalese.
My World Wrestling Revelation Dhani Jones 2011
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Lutte is French for "struggle," the name French colonialists used to describe the style of wrestling practiced by the Senegalese.
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Lutte is French for "struggle," the name the colonialists used to describe the primal style of wrestling practiced by the Senegalese.
My World Wrestling Revelation Dhani Jones 2011
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Lutte is French for "struggle," the name French colonialists used to describe the style of wrestling practiced by the Senegalese.
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Fine, the colonialists were a bunch of greedy no-gooders, but if truths must be told, the self-interest of early colonialists pales in comparison to the personal greed of African leaders today.
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It makes you think that the so-called colonialists were only acting according to how they found them.
Craig Murray 2009
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It makes you think that the so-called colonialists were only acting according to how they found them.
Craig Murray 2009
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In this regard, China's leadership often appears schizophrenic, nursing a profound grievance against "colonialists" and "aggressors" as it expands its direct political and economic influence across the globe.
Stephen Goldsmith: Geopolitics with Chinese Characteristics Goldsmith 2010
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