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neocolonialism

/ˌniːəʊkəˈləʊniəlɪzəm/noun

उच्चारण नीओकलोनिअलिज़म

नव-उपनिवेशवाद

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noun
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    [U] disapproving

    the use of economic, political or cultural pressure by powerful countries to control or influence other countries, especially former colonies

    नव-उपनिवेशवाद

    • Critics described the foreign loans as a form of neocolonialism.
    • African leaders spoke out against neocolonialism at the conference.
◇Word family
neocolonial adjectivecolonialism noun
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General knowledge

The term was made popular by Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana, in his 1965 book on the subject.

इस शब्द को Ghana के पहले राष्ट्रपति Kwame Nkrumah ने 1965 की अपनी पुस्तक के द्वारा लोकप्रिय बनाया।