"precolonial" meaning in All languages combined

See precolonial on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From pre- + colonial. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|colonial}} pre- + colonial Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} precolonial (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to a historical period before colonisation. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-precolonial-en-adj-fO~Vph8c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Colonialism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Colonialism: 56 44

Noun [English]

Forms: precolonials [plural]
Etymology: From pre- + colonial. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|colonial}} pre- + colonial Head templates: {{en-noun}} precolonial (plural precolonials)
  1. An inhabitant of an area before colonists first arrived. Translations (Translations): précolonial (French), Ureinwohner [dated, masculine] (German), Indigene (english: uncommonly) [feminine] (German), Indigener (english: uncommonly) [masculine] (German), precoloniale (Italian), pré-colonial (Portuguese), precolonial (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-precolonial-en-noun-j-9SnZlK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 34 66 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 40 60

Adjective [Spanish]

Forms: precoloniales [feminine, masculine, plural]
Head templates: {{es-adj}} precolonial m or f (masculine and feminine plural precoloniales)
  1. precolonial Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-precolonial-es-adj-yuRCf1VA Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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