单词 | colonialness |
释义 | colonialnessn. rare. The state, quality, or fact of being colonial. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > [noun] > colony > colonial quality colonialism1883 colonialness1886 1886 London Q. Rev. Oct. 189 The dreariness of Manitoba or the unpleasant colonialness of Australia. 1941 P. Grainger Let. 27 Sept. in All-round Man (1994) 179 One would think that you & I were cut out to pool our resources & art-hopes in an art-war-path..for Britishness, Nordicness, Colonialness. 1994 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 5 Nov. (Travel section) i1 The very colonialness of the scene made it plain to see why Naipaul..had found Georgetown so exquisite. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < n.1886 |
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