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殖民地

colony

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

zhi2min2di4 • zhímíndì

Meaning

Primary

colony

Mnemonic

A 殖民地 colony is a place controlled by a remote country that is settled by 民 people from that remote country so they can 殖 breed and multiply and slowly expand their control over the new 地 ground.

Usage

这 个 国家 曾经 是 一 个 殖民地。

This country used to be a colony.

殖民地 被 外国 管理。

The colony was governed by a foreign country.

殖民地 的 人民 追求 自由。

The people of the colony sought freedom.