anticolonial

[an-tee-kuh-loh-nee-uhl, an-tahy-]

an·ti·co·lo·ni·al

[an-tee-kuh-loh-nee-uhl, an-tahy-]
adjective
1.
opposing colonialism.
noun
2.
a person or country that actively opposes colonialism.

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Anticolonial has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.

Origin:
anti- + colonial
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