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anti-colonial

adjective an·ti-co·lo·nial \ ˌan-tē-kə-ˈlō-nē-əl , -nyəl , ˌan-tī- \
variants: 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

play \ˌan-tē-kə-ˈlō-nē-ə-ˌli-zəm, -nyə-ˌli-, ˌan-tī-\ or less commonly anticolonialism adjective
    • supporters of anti-colonialism

First Known Use of anti-colonial

1810

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