postcolonial

adjective post·co·lo·nial \ ˌpōst-kə-ˈlō-nē-əl , -nyəl \

|Updated on: 10 Aug 2018

Definition of postcolonial

: 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.
—Garry Wills

Recent Examples of postcolonial from the Web

The same postcolonial theorists who assign your books & videos in classes.

— danielle jackson, Longreads, "Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Reckons with Fame," 1 June 2018
The same postcolonial theorists who assign your books & videos in classes.

— danielle jackson, Longreads, "Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Reckons with Fame," 1 June 2018
The same postcolonial theorists who assign your books & videos in classes.

— danielle jackson, Longreads, "Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Reckons with Fame," 1 June 2018
France, one of the tournament favorites, has drawn the bulk of its strength from its minority and immigrant communities, linked to the wide sweep of the French postcolonial world.

— ishaan tharoor, Washington Post, "How the World Cup reflects the world," 14 June 2018
The same postcolonial theorists who assign your books & videos in classes.

— danielle jackson, Longreads, "Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Reckons with Fame," 1 June 2018
The same postcolonial theorists who assign your books & videos in classes.

— danielle jackson, Longreads, "Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Reckons with Fame," 1 June 2018
The same postcolonial theorists who assign your books & videos in classes.

— larissa macfarquhar, The New Yorker, "Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Comes to Terms with Global Fame," 28 May 2018
Most European governments do not regard these postcolonial Arab monarchies and Zionist upstarts as anything near their equals.

— walter russell mead, WSJ, "Europe Is Feeling Trumped," 21 May 2018

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