Precolonial
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Precolonial is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to a historical period before colonization.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to a historical period before colonization.
More Meanings
- An inhabitant of an area before colonists first arrived.
Example Sentences
The precolonials did not do it, and the moderns ought not to do it.
After 1970 one no longer expected to find Tio whose parents had experienced the precolonial period, except for a few very old persons. Most people now were grandchildren of the precolonials.
However, archaeological evidence also points to the likelihood of “direct jumps” by Saladoid migrants from South America to the northern Caribbean. It is easy to understand why these early precolonials were engaged in island-hopping.
Word Forms
- precolonials
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pre-colonial, preclassical, preimperial, preindustrial, premodern, precontact.
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