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Meaning of proto-imperialism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Invasive and exploitative practices that anticipated capitalist imperialism.

no-plural

Examples

“But just as classical Pan-Africanism—that of the twentieth century—can be understood as a reaction to classical European imperialism, so the reaction of early Africans or American Negroes to what could be called proto-imperialism can be described as ‘proto-Pan-Africanism.’¹”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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