metropole

(noun)

The parent-state of a colony.

Related Terms

  • blue water empire
  • Blue Water Empire
  • despotism

Examples of metropole in the following topics:

  • Blue Water Imperialism

    • Broadly, blue water imperialists aimed to use the power of the metropole to enforce the proper conditions that would allow for commercial and maritime expansion.
    • Hence, commerce should be an unfettered enterprise: the colonies and the metropole would weave together a common culture and identity through mutual and harmonious trading interests as opposed to conquering foreign territories with expensive armies and engaging in conflict with colonized peoples.
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