Postcolonial
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Postcolonial is an adjective meaning Following the end of colonial rule.
Meaning
Following the end of colonial rule.
More Meanings
- (philosophy) Of or pertaining to postcolonialism.
- A person living in a postcolonial society.
Example Sentences
a postcolonial theory of esthetics
In the postcolonial period, democracy alternated with military rule.
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.
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
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include post-colonial, decolonial, decolonized, independent, sovereign, autonomous.
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