postcolonial
[ pohst-kuh-loh-nee-uhl ]
/ ˌpoʊst kəˈloʊ ni əl /
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adjective
of or relating to the period following a state of colonialism.
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post-colonial
adjective
existing or occurring since a colony gained independencepost-colonial Nigeria
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