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Definition of Imperialist
1. Adjective. Of or relating to imperialism. "Imperialistic wars"
Partainyms: Imperialism, Imperialism
Derivative terms: Imperialism, Imperialism, Imperialism
2. Noun. A believer in imperialism.
Definition of Imperialist
1. n. One who serves an emperor; one who favors imperialism.
Definition of Imperialist
1. Adjective. of, or relating to imperialism ¹
2. Noun. An advocate of imperialism. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Imperialist
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Imperialist
Literary usage of Imperialist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's Mission to China and Japan in the Years by Laurence Oliphant (1859)
"... and about three miles above Woohoo passed a fleet of twenty imperialist junks,
at a village called Loo- kiang. They were under the command of a Canton ..."
2. The Chinese and Their Rebellions: Viewed in Connection with Their National by Thomas Taylor Meadows (1856)
"They besieged it for 80 days, during which they stormed several times without
success, but with great loss to the imperialist garrison and to the ..."
3. The Chief European Dramatists: Twenty-one Plays from the Drama of Greece by Brander Matthews (1916)
"SECOND imperialist. I have leave of absence for ten minutes. Ever since our
quarters were beat up ... FIRST imperialist. I am bringing our officer some wine ..."
4. Readings in English History Drawn from the Original Sources: Intended to by Edward Potts Cheyney (1908)
"An imperialist article in The Speaker, June 26, ... for much imperialist feeling.
The following extract from a contemporary newspaper well expresses this. ..."
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