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| colonialism |
the practice that a country is engaged in when it takes over another country and sets up its own government and colony there. A "colony" is what the country is called that is taken over by the more powerful country. Colonialism serves the purpose of creating wealth and power for the ruling country. |
| colonize |
When a country colonizes a foreign land, they start to rule that land, and people from the ruling country come to run the government there or make a living there. |
| colony |
A colony is a place that is ruled by a country that is far away. Some people from the ruling country come to the colony to live or to govern the people who are already living there. Having a colony makes the ruling country more wealthy. [1/2 definitions] |
| dominant |
most powerful; ruling or controlling. [1/2 definitions] |
| independent |
not ruled by another; ruling oneself. [1/3 definitions] |
| prince |
A prince is a son or grandson of a king or queen. A man who is not a king but is married to a ruling queen can also have the title of "Prince." [1/2 definitions] |
| regime |
a ruling government. [1/2 definitions] |
| ruling |
A ruling government or ruling nation has power now and has control of things. A ruling monarch is a king, queen, or emperor who is the monarch now and has the power of a monarch. When we call a country a "ruling power," we mean that that country is in control of another country or countries. [2 definitions] |
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