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precolonial

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pre⋅co⋅lo⋅ni⋅al

  [pree-kuh-loh-nee-uhl]
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–adjective
of or pertaining to the time before a region or country became a colony.
Origin:
1960–65; pre- + colonial
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pre·co·lo·ni·al or pre-co·lo·ni·al   (prē'kə-lō'nē-əl)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or being the period of time before colonization of a region or territory.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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