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TOPIK 6noun

식민주의

singminjuui [싱민주이]

식민주의가 · 식민주의를

colonialism

Example

많은 아시아 국가들이 식민주의의 피해를 입었습니다.

Many Asian countries suffered under colonialism.

Word parts

식 plant민 people주 main의 principle

Literally 'planting people' — settling one's own people in another land.

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Pronounced [싱민주의] — nasalization.