How to say colony in Japanese

JLPTN1
植民地★【しょくみんちshokuminchi】殖民地

noun:

  • colony

~の noun:

  • colonial

Example Sentences

ナイジェリアNAIJERIAはhaかつてkatsuteイギリスIGIRISUのno植民地shokuminchiであったdeatta。
At one time Nigeria was a British colony.
そのsono植民地shokuminchiはha独立dokuritsuをwo宣言sengenしたshita。
The colony declared independence.
そのsono植民地shokuminchiはha独立dokuritsuをwo宣言sengenしshi、共和国kyouwakokuとなったtonatta。
The colony declared independence and became a republic.
そのsono植民地shokuminchiはhaまだmada独立dokuritsuをwo宣言sengenしていないshiteinai。
The colony has not declared independence as yet.
ジンバブエJINBABUEはhaかつてkatsuteイギリスIGIRISUのno植民地shokuminchiだったdatta。
Zimbabwe was once a colony of Britain.

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