殖民地

zhímíndì

noun #9,633

Meanings

1 colony (a territory under foreign control)

Characters

to colonize; to breed; to multiply

people; citizens

land; territory

Land where people are settled/colonized — a colony.

Examples

香港曾经是英国的殖民地。

Xiānggǎng céngjīng shì Yīngguó de zhímíndì.

Hong Kong was once a British colony.

许多非洲国家曾经是欧洲的殖民地。

Xǔduō Fēizhōu guójiā céngjīng shì Ōuzhōu de zhímíndì.

Many African countries were once European colonies.

殖民地的历史对当地文化影响深远。

Zhímíndì de lìshǐ duì dāngdì wénhuà yǐngxiǎng shēnyuǎn.

The colonial history profoundly influenced local culture.

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Related terms: 殖民 (zhímín, to colonize), 殖民主义 (zhímín zhǔyì, colonialism), 殖民者 (zhímínzhě, colonizer), 半殖民地 (bàn zhímíndì, semi-colony — a term China uses to describe its pre-1949 status).

Stroke Order

殖 zhí

民 mín

地 dì