variants
or less commonly anticolonial
: opposed to colonial rule of one country by another : opposing or resisting colonialism
anti-colonial movements
anti-colonialism
adjective
or less commonly anticolonialism
supporters of anti-colonialism
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In late 1926 and early 1927, communists launched anti-colonial uprisings across Java and Sumatra in the Dutch East Indies.
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H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 1 Nov. 2024
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will visit a town founded by runaway slaves that has become a symbol of anti-colonial resistance.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
The album’s name refers to the anti-colonial cultural movement in Mali led by the griots before the country’s independence in 1960.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
From the acclaimed author of The Deep Sky comes a thrilling anti-colonial space heist to save an alien civilization.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 21 June 2024
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H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 1 Nov. 2024
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will visit a town founded by runaway slaves that has become a symbol of anti-colonial resistance.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
The album’s name refers to the anti-colonial cultural movement in Mali led by the griots before the country’s independence in 1960.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
From the acclaimed author of The Deep Sky comes a thrilling anti-colonial space heist to save an alien civilization.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 21 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for anti-colonial
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“Anti-colonial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-colonial. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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