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post-colonial
adjective
politics specialized(alsopostcolonial)uk /ˌpəʊst.kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/ us /ˌpoʊst.kəˈloʊ.ni.əl/
happening in or relating to the period after the end of colonial rule (= control of a country by another country): 后殖民地的
Many Europeans suffer from post-colonial guilt.许多欧洲人怀有后殖民时代的罪恶感。
The prospects for democracy in Africa are probably better now than at any time in the postcolonial era.
Compare
post-imperial
She holds a PhD in French post-colonial literature from the University of Goa, India.
Chief David Kidaha Makwaia of Tanzania was one of the last great bridges between colonial and post-colonial Africa.
He remained unsympathetic to the efforts of the embryonic postcolonial nation-states to find their way.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Colonization & self-government
acknowledgement of country
annex
annexation
anti-colonial
anti-colonialism
colony
commonwealth
condominium
crown colony
declare independence
imperially
independence
Independence Day
intercolonial
land acknowledgment
secede
secession
self-determination
self-governing
self-government
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