anticolonialism
noun
opposition to colonialism.
anticolonialist
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a word derived from
anticolonialism.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Mamdani, who prefers to cast Amin as an anticolonialist hero, is the father of Zohran Mamdani, and after reading the book, Mr. Varadarajan feels he understands the young New York socialist a bit better.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2025
“Pacifiction’s” anticolonialist vision is more subdued but also, perhaps, more insidious; here, the rot remains largely hidden from view.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
There’s also a refreshingly anticolonialist bent lurking in the story of Kahndaq overthrowing their occupiers, embodied by the rebellious Amon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2022
The couple are now divorced, but he lives down the street from his ex-wife and young son, Nadim, named after a 19th-century anticolonialist.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2011
Son of a wealthy lawyer, Menon was an ascetic, acerbic, anticolonialist firebrand who lived in London and agitated against British rule in India for 28 years until independence came in 1947.
From Time Magazine Archive
