postconquest

adjective

post·con·quest ˌpōst-ˈkän-ˌkwest

-ˈkäŋ-;

ˈ-käŋ-kwəst

: following a conquest

During the postconquest period from 1544 to 1638, when the Maya expelled the Spanish from most of Belize …

B. Bower

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of postconquest was in 1880

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“Postconquest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postconquest. Accessed 5 Dec. 2022.

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