colonial experience

British  

noun

1. history experience of farming, etc, gained by a young Englishman in colonial Australia

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Other Word Forms

• colonial experiencer noun

Example Sentences

Diop has again exposed a neglected corner of the French colonial experience, expanding the country’s literary conversation at a time of heated debate over national identity and culture.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2023

Timothy Kalyegira, a political analyst in Uganda, said there is a lingering “spiritual connection” in some African countries, from the colonial experience to the Commonwealth.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2022

Maryse Condé, a chronicler of the colonial experience and its aftermath, won the New Academy Prize in Literature Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2018

He settled on Sri Lanka by deduction, mainly wanting a culture that was disconnected from the French colonial experience.

From Washington Times • May 6, 2016

They are not in the position of the Africans, who are attempting to reclaim their land and break the colonial yoke and recover from the colonial experience.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin