Adjektiv

imperialistisch

imperialistic, imperialist

Sie kritisierten die imperialistische Politik.

They criticized the imperialistic policy.

Das war eine imperialistische Expansion.

That was an imperialistic expansion.

imperialistisch + Noun imperialistic... Eine imperialistische Macht strebt nach Expansion.

Synonyms: expansionist, domineering; Antonyms: anti-imperialist

Comes from 'Imperialismus' (imperialism), derived from the Latin 'imperium' (empire, command). The '-istisch' suffix forms the adjective.

This word is very similar to its English counterpart, 'imperialistic'. Connect it to the idea of an 'empire' ('Imperium').

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