殖民地 (zhí mín dì) — colony

Definition

Examples

• 这个国家曾经是英国的殖民地。
  Zhè ge guó jiā céng jīng shì yīng guó de zhí mín dì.
  This country was once a British colony.
• 殖民地的人民经过长期斗争终于获得了独立。
  zhí mín dì De rén mín jīng guò cháng qī dòu zhēng zhōng yú huò dé le dú lì.
  The people of the colony finally gained independence after a long struggle.
• 历史课上我们讨论了殖民地的形成与影响。
  Lì shǐ kè shàng wǒ men tǎo lùn le zhí mín dì de xíng chéng yǔ yǐng xiǎng.
  In history class we discussed the formation and impact of colonies.