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The Heritage of the Word 'Colony' in Early Modern Colonialism
The word colony comes from Latin and has a heritage related to early modern colonialism and imperial conquest./nPeople in early modern times were trying to recreate the classical world and thought that they were bringing civilization to barbarians./nThe word barbarian comes from ancient Greek and initially indicated someone who didn't speak Greek.