postcolonial

American  

[pohst-kuh-loh-nee-uhl] / ˌpoʊst kəˈloʊ ni əl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the period following a state of colonialism.

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Etymology

Origin of postcolonial

First recorded in 1930–35; post- + colonial

Example Sentences

Ireland, one of the first postcolonial states, also profited from the new empires of American finance and European regulation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

A graduate of Bennington College, who majored in postcolonial gender studies, Jake is openly gay and from Connecticut.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

They quoted postcolonial theorist Frantz Fanon, Black liberation activist Marcus Garvey, the late poet Benjamin Zephaniah, and comedian Romesh Ranganathan, who has frequently joked that his mum calls him a coconut for not speaking Tamil.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024

“I major in queer postcolonial astrology,” one of the performers says.

From Washington Times • Nov. 10, 2023

To challenge that French postcolonial imperium built by cunning, corruption and covert skullduggery, Moscow needed an operative who could match Jacques Foccart’s legendary mastery of the dirty business of empire, measure for measure.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2023