postcolonial
adjective
post·co·lo·nial
ˌpōst-kə-ˈlō-nē-əl 
-nyəl
: of, relating to, or being a time after colonialism
postcolonial America
Carter was the first American president to take seriously the entire postcolonial era that has remade the globe since World War II.—
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Soft-spoken and unrelenting, Alboury emerges as the only moral voice in a land of postcolonial abandon, refusing to let Cal get away with what may be homicide, while disrupting Horn’s romantic first night with Leonie.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Through El Hadji’s obsession with masculinity, Sembène also explores how the patriarchy shaped postcolonial nations by reinforcing neocolonialism.
—Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2025
Though Kincaid is most frequently identified as an accomplished novelist…her masterpiece may be her book-length travel essay about the failures of British colonialism and Antiguan postcolonial governance, A Small Place (1988).
—Book Marks
august 7, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
India’s foreign policy carries the legacy of its postcolonial and Cold War experiences, particularly its ability to maintain autonomy amid competing superpower pressures.
—Nirupama Rao, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2025
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Through El Hadji’s obsession with masculinity, Sembène also explores how the patriarchy shaped postcolonial nations by reinforcing neocolonialism.
—Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2025
Though Kincaid is most frequently identified as an accomplished novelist…her masterpiece may be her book-length travel essay about the failures of British colonialism and Antiguan postcolonial governance, A Small Place (1988).
—Book Marks
august 7, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
India’s foreign policy carries the legacy of its postcolonial and Cold War experiences, particularly its ability to maintain autonomy amid competing superpower pressures.
—Nirupama Rao, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for postcolonial
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“Postcolonial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postcolonial. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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