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English
Etymology
From semi- + colony.
Noun
semi-colony (plural semi-colonies)
- (Marxism) A country which is officially an independent and sovereign nation, but in reality dependent and dominated by one or more countries.
Translations
country which is dependent on one or more countries
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 半殖民地 (zh) (bànzhímíndì)
- Danish: please add this translation if you can
- Finnish: puolisiirtomaa
- Portuguese: semicolónia f (Portugal), semicolônia f (Brazil)
- Spanish: please add this translation if you can
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