英语词汇“blackbirding”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

blackbirding

/ˈblakbəːdɪŋ/

noun [mass noun] Australian /NZ historical

The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders and using them as forced labour, in particular on sugar and cotton plantations in Australia: the island’s population was severely depleted by blackbirding...

In the 19th century, the essence of "blackbirding" was the exploitation of the Islanders' labour for the development of the wealth of Australian imperialism.
This was the era of "blackbirding.
During the nineteenth century, British and French settlers established a trade in "blackbirding" - the abduction of islanders for forced labour in Australia and Fiji.

Origin

Late 19th century: from blackbird in the sense 'a Polynesian person on a slave ship'.

单词	blackbirding
释义	blackbirding /ˈblakbəːdɪŋ/ noun [mass noun] Australian /NZ historical The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders and using them as forced labour, in particular on sugar and cotton plantations in Australia: the island’s population was severely depleted by blackbirding... In the 19th century, the essence of "blackbirding" was the exploitation of the Islanders' labour for the development of the wealth of Australian imperialism. This was the era of "blackbirding. During the nineteenth century, British and French settlers established a trade in "blackbirding" - the abduction of islanders for forced labour in Australia and Fiji. Origin Late 19th century: from blackbird in the sense 'a Polynesian person on a slave ship'.
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