pre-colonization
- a word derived from colonization.
Example Sentences
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From honoring the medical feats of Indigenous civilizations pre-colonization to exploring the prevailing civil rights contributions of Latinos in the U.S.,
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2024
There’s evidence to suggest there were broader understandings about gender and sexuality among cultures pre-colonization, Hille said.
From Salon • Mar. 16, 2024
“I’m starting to see that in so many cookbooks, going back to pre-colonization in Filipino food, in Brazilian, in just so many different cultures,” she says.
From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2022
“A lot of what we’re seeing in Missouri is second-growth,” which has little resemblance to the native forests that existed pre-colonization and provided multiple uses.
From Scientific American • Aug. 24, 2022
It would be difficult enough to finish the pre-colonization survey in the allotted time under the best of circumstances, and this was hardly what could be called a smooth beginning.
From The Unprotected Species by Sturgis, Melvin
