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

"He had seen evidence of maltreatment and atrocities before we went up into the rubber plantations, but I think what he saw there shifted his whole view of the colonial experience," Patrick said.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024

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

For Mindanaons, the colonial experience left scars and a hatred of perceived oppression and disrespect, says Ms. Duterte, the president’s sister, who lives in Davao City, Mindanao’s largest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 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