Postcolonial Meaning
/ˈpoʊstkəˈloʊniəl/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjFollowing the end of colonial rule.
adjOf or pertaining to postcolonialism.
Sentence Examples
The book explores the complex nature of postcolonial literature.
They are studying the history of various postcolonial nations.
She studied postcolonial literature at the university level.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Many ____ writers today criticize the lasting effects of European colonial rule.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ literature course examined how writers from former colonies reclaimed their cultural identity.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Latin colōnus Latin colōniader. Middle English colane English colony Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English colonial English postcolonial From post- + colonial.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The post-1990s retreat of manufacturing industry in many postcolonial cities across the world and the demands of first world capitalism paved the way to financial and service industries, such that the postcolonial city begins to function as a “node of an inter-metropolitan and global network carrying out information processing and control functions.”"
— 2011, Rashmi Varma, The Postcolonial City and its Subjects: London, Nairobi, Bombay, Routledge, →ISBN:
"The new postcolonial government in Khartoum immediately declared that its national borders matched the tweaked boundaries stipulated in the second proclamation, making the Hala’ib triangle Sudanese."
— 2016 March 3, Jack Shenker, “Welcome to the land that no country wants”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2020:
"There can be no doubt that Derrida's contribution to postcolonialism is not as clearly politicized as that of Fanon, Sartre or Gandhi, but it is nevertheless crucial in its careful consideration of the contrasting ethics and politics that might inform postcolonial thought."
— 2014, Jane Hiddleston, Understanding Postcolonialism, Routledge, →ISBN, page 112:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Many ____ writers today criticize the lasting effects of European colonial rule.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ literature course examined how writers from former colonies reclaimed their cultural identity.