单词	semicolonial
释义	semicolonial adjective semi·​co·​lo·​nial ˌse-mē-kə-ˈlō-nyəl  ˌse-ˌmī-, -mi-, -nē-əl 1 : nominally independent but actually under foreign domination 2 : dependent on foreign nations as suppliers of manufactured goods and as purchasers of raw materials semicolonialism ˌse-mē-nyə-ˌli-zəm  ˌse-ˌmī- -mi- -nē-ə- noun Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Though Afghanistan was never formally colonized, Britain maintained a discreet semicolonial presence in the country that was continually resisted—the source of a series of Anglo-Afghan wars in the 19th and 20th centuries. Priya Satia, Time, 27 Apr. 2021 Word History First Known Use 1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1
随便看	the Kremlin the lads the lady of the house the lame the land the landed gentry the lap of luxury the lash the last the last couple of the Last Judgment the last minute the last moment the last post the last rites the last someone heard the last someone saw the last straw the last thing on someone's mind the last word the last/final word the last/previous couple of the latest the latter the law

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