post·con·quest
| \ ˌpōst-ˈkän-ˌkwest
, -ˈkäŋ-; ˈ-käŋ-kwəst \
, -ˈkäŋ-; ˈ-käŋ-kwəst \
Definition of postconquest
: following a conquest
During the postconquest period from 1544 to 1638, when the Maya expelled the Spanish from most of Belize …— B. Bower
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“Postconquest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postconquest. Accessed 18 Sep. 2021.
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