anticolonial

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

adjective

opposing colonialism.

noun

a person or country that actively opposes colonialism.

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Origin of anticolonial

anti- + colonial

Words nearby anticolonial

anticly, anticoagulant, anticoagulants, anticodon, anticoincidence, anticolonial, anticolonialism, anticommutative, anticomplement, anticonvulsant, anticorona
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