postcolonial

[ pohst-kuh-loh-nee-uhl ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to the period following a state of colonialism.

Origin of postcolonial

1
First recorded in 1930–35; post- + colonial

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British Dictionary definitions for post-colonial

post-colonial

adjective
  1. existing or occurring since a colony gained independence: post-colonial Nigeria

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