an·ti-co·lo·nial | \ ˌan-tē-kə-ˈlō-nē-əl, -nyəl, ˌan-tī- 
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or less commonly anticolonial
Definition of anti-colonial
: opposed to colonial rule of one country by another : opposing or resisting colonialism anti-colonial movements
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anti-colonialism \ ˌan-tē-kə-ˈlō-nē-ə-ˌli-zəm , -nyə-ˌli- , ˌan-tī- \ or less commonly anticolonialism adjective
\ or less commonly anticolonialism adjective
supporters of anti-colonialism
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