殖民地
ㄓˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄉㄧˋ
“a territory under foreign political control; a colony; a region whose people, resources, and governance are dominated by an external power”
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殖
ㄓˊ
to grow; to reproduce; to breed or spawn; to plant; to cultivate; to prosper; to manage for profit; a surname
民
ㄇㄧㄣˊ
The people; citizens; inhabitants of a country; populace; common people; also used as a surname.
地
ㄉㄧˋ
Earth; ground; soil; land; place; region; used as a particle to link adverbs to verbs or adjectives.
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- 民眾ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋthe people; the public; the masses; the common people; ordinary citizens
- 地方ㄉㄧˋ ㄈㄤplace; location; area; region; local (as opposed to central government); aspect; part
- 民進黨ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄤˇDemocratic Progressive Party (DPP); Taiwan's major political party founded in 1986; one of the two dominant parties in Taiwan politics.
- 地區ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄩregion; area; district; locality; a defined geographical or administrative zone.
- 國民黨ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄉㄤˇKuomintang (KMT); the Nationalist Party of the Republic of China (Taiwan); a major political party in Taiwan.
- 土地ㄊㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋland; soil; territory; ground with earth or dirt; local earth god; genius loci
- 人民ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊthe people; citizens of a country with rights and obligations; the general populace.
- 當地ㄉㄤ ㄉㄧˋlocal; of or relating to a specific place or area; on the floor or ground indoors.
- 居民ㄐㄩ ㄇㄧㄣˊresident; inhabitant; a person who lives in a particular area or community
- 農民ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊfarmer; peasant; person who works in agriculture or farming.
- 民主ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨˇdemocracy; a political system in which power rests with the people; government by the people; democratic governance; rule based on popular will
- 地位ㄉㄧˋ ㄨㄟˋposition or status in society; standing; place; situation or circumstances.