Meaning

Following the end of colonial rule..

Definitions by Sense

1. Following the end of colonial rule.
2. (philosophy) Of or pertaining to postcolonialism.
3. A person living in a postcolonial society.

Example Sentences

In the postcolonial period, democracy alternated with military rule.

The post-1990s retreat of manufacturing industry in many postcolonial cities across the world and the demands of first world capitalism paved the way to financial and service industries, such that the postcolonial city begins to function as a “node of an inter-metropolitan and global network carrying out information processing and control functions.”

The new postcolonial government in Khartoum immediately declared that its national borders matched the tweaked boundaries stipulated in the second proclamation, making the Hala’ib triangle Sudanese.

a postcolonial theory of esthetics

There can be no doubt that Derrida's contribution to postcolonialism is not as clearly politicized as that of Fanon, Sartre or Gandhi, but it is nevertheless crucial in its careful consideration of the contrasting ethics and politics that might inform postcolonial thought.

Word Forms

• post-colonial
• postcolonials

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When Should You Use Postcolonial?

Use postcolonial when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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