anti-colonial
adjective
an·ti-co·lo·nial
ˌan-tē-kə-ˈlō-nē-əl 
-nyəl,
ˌan-tī-
variants
or less commonly anticolonial
: opposed to colonial rule of one country by another : opposing or resisting colonialism
anti-colonial movements
anti-colonialism
adjective
or less commonly anticolonialism
supporters of anti-colonialism
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Images of marchers protesting the Nigerian civil war and of leaders of anti-colonial struggles blend with early documentation of European women’s-liberation movements.
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Hilton Als, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Amidst an anti-colonial revolt, and with Jewish refugees fleeing persecution from Europe, all sides converge in a decisive moment for the entire region.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
This is the anti-colonial, anti-complacency guitar album of the very young year so far.
—Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 9 Feb. 2026
An immensely popular anti-colonial leader, Nyerere in 1965 created a single-party state governed by a robust and effective political party apparatus – first under the Tanganyika African National Union and later recast as Chama Cha Mapinduzi, or CCM.
—Yonatan Morse, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
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Hilton Als, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Amidst an anti-colonial revolt, and with Jewish refugees fleeing persecution from Europe, all sides converge in a decisive moment for the entire region.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
This is the anti-colonial, anti-complacency guitar album of the very young year so far.
—Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 9 Feb. 2026
An immensely popular anti-colonial leader, Nyerere in 1965 created a single-party state governed by a robust and effective political party apparatus – first under the Tanganyika African National Union and later recast as Chama Cha Mapinduzi, or CCM.
—Yonatan Morse, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Anti-colonial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-colonial. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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