anticolonial

American  

[an-tee-kuh-loh-nee-uhl, an-tahy-] / ˌæn ti kəˈloʊ ni əl, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

1. opposing colonialism.

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noun

1. a person or country that actively opposes colonialism.

Etymology

Origin of anticolonial

anti- + colonial

Example Sentences

For decades, Greenland quietly incubated one of the last of the anticolonial movements chipping away at an old European empire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Perhaps most striking of all was how many female volunteers brought along their young daughters, inducting new generations of women into anticolonial politics.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

But all the excitement coincided with a movement in global politics, sometimes called third-worldism, formed in the wake of the 20th century’s anticolonial independence movements.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2024

Along Venezuela’s eastern border, anticolonial leaders in what was then British Guiana were agitating for independence.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2023

She drew strength from the older man’s steadfast support and intellectual nourishment from his commanding intelligence, which grappled with a wide range of issues, from anticolonial movements in Africa to presidential politics here at home.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson