postcolonial
adjective
-nyəl\
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
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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 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 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'postcolonial.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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