- 1. Opposition to imperialism; -- applied specif., in the United States, after the Spanish-American war (1898), to the attitude or principles of those opposing territorial expansion; in England, of those, often called Little Englanders, opposing the extension of the empire and the closer relation of its parts, esp. in matters of commerce and imperial defense. -- An`ti-im*pe"ri*al*ist, n. -- An`ti- im*pe`ri*al*is"tic (#), a. Source: webster
- 2. Opposition to imperialism; -- applied specif., in the UnitedStates, after the Spanish-American war (1898), to the attitude orprinciples of those opposing territorial expansion; in England, ofthose, often called Little Englanders, opposing the extension of theempire and the closer relation of its parts, esp. in matters ofcommerce and imperial defense. -- An`ti-im*pe"ri*al*ist, n. -- An`ti-im*pe`ri*al*is"tic (#), a. Source: adambom
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