c 3 o 1 l 1 o 1 n 1 i 1 a 1 l 1 i 1 s 1 m 3
11 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Latin colōnus Latin colōniader. Middle English colane English colony Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English colonial Proto-Indo-European *-id-…
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- localism 12
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- simoniac 12
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- collision 11
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- isoclinal 11
- anosmic 11
- camions 11