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post-colonial

post-co·lo·ni·al
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pohst kuh-loh-nee-uh l]
    • /poʊst kəˈloʊ ni əl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pohst kuh-loh-nee-uh l]
    • /poʊst kəˈloʊ ni əl/

Definitions of post-colonial word

  • adjective post-colonial of or relating to the period following a state of colonialism. 1
  • adjective post-colonial existing or occurring since a colony gained independence 0
See all 2 definitions of post-colonial

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Origin of post-colonial

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; post- + colonial

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Parts of speech for Post-colonial

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Post-colonial

post-colonial popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Top questions with post-colonial

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