expansionismnoun [ U ]
uk/ɪkˈspæn.ʃən.ɪ.zəm/us/ɪkˈspæn.ʃən.ɪ.zəm/disapprovingincreasing the amount of land ruled by a country, or the business performed by a company:
As a consequence of expansionism by some European countries, many ancient cultures have suffered.
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Colonisation & self-government
- annex
- autonomous
- autonomy
- client state
- colonial
- crown colony
- decolonization
- dependency
- devolution
- devolve
- Independence Day
- nationalism
- nationalist
- neocolonialism
- non-aligned
- self-rule
- separatism
- separatist
- the British Empire
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expansionist
noun [ C ], adjective uk/ɪkˈspæn.ʃən.ɪst/us/ɪkˈspæn.ʃən.ɪst/