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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Anti-impérialisme

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Anti-impérialisme

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Anti-imperialism/ˌæn.ti.ɪmˈpɪə.ri.ə.lɪ.zəm/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le mouvement anti-impérialiste a pris de l'ampleur dans les années 1960."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The political stance or movement opposing imperialism and colonial rule.

    "The anti-imperialism movement gained momentum during the decolonization period of the mid-20th century."
  2. 2

    A philosophy advocating for the sovereignty and self-determination of nations against foreign domination.

    "Many leaders in the global south embraced anti-imperialism as a means to assert their nations' rights."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek 'anti', meaning 'against' or 'opposite') combined with 'imperialism', which stems from Latin 'imperium' (supreme power, command) via French. The term emerged prominently in the late 19th and early 20th centuries during periods of intense global colonial expansion to describe political opposition to empire-building and territorial conquest.

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