recolonization
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- noun
- /ˌriːˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Formal
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recolonización
- Activists are raising awareness about the cultural recolonization that occurs when traditional practices are overshadowed by Western influences.
Examples
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I will argue that the Islamist movement aims to redirect the sociopolitical evolution of Algeria through cultural recolonization.
Academic text (1998) -
Regarding the recolonization of the Senegalese visual economy of devotional materials, production has been hijacked and circulation stifled.
Academic text (2010) -
In India, citizens faced corporate recolonization...
Blog text (8) -
If so, resistance to Chinese recolonization of the Senegalese visual economy has begun.
Academic text (2010) -
I am referring to this process as one of recolonization because of its targeting of Algerians' cultural space in a manner similar to the French who, in the nineteenth century, attempted to displace local norms and values to suit their political purposes.
Academic text (1998) -
In many developing countries, there is a growing concern about the recolonization of their economies by foreign corporations.
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The film explores the recolonization of indigenous lands by multinational companies seeking to exploit natural resources.
Antonyms
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3.0
Freedom from control by others, for example when a country is free or a person supports themselves
How Controlled
Surface Forms
Morphology
recolonization = colonization (semi-transparent) = re + colonize + ation
The formation 're-' + 'colonization' is clear, but the sense is metaphorical (economic/cultural influence rather than formal political rule), making the mapping less directly predictable.
Etymology
Recolonization comes from re- 'again' and colony 'a place or people under outside control'. So it can mean outside influence or control returning to a country by money, trade, or culture instead of direct political rule.