anticolonial
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of anticolonial
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After World War I and its remaking of the global order, including the end of the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires, anticolonial movements stirred across Asia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 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
Mersal, who was then a graduate student, thought the author might be related to a novelist and prominent anticolonial figure, Latifa al-Zayyat.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2024
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
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