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

Progress, as he understood it, meant refusing to be cowed by fear—a resolve he said he first witnessed among Jamaican anticolonial activists, and later on the front lines of the civil-rights movement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 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 any future legislation would do well to retain the anticolonial spirit of the original treaty.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2024

This text of Mark Twain was in line with the internationalism and cross-cultural, cross-pollination that has inspired so many anticolonial causes.

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 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