"postcolonial" meaning in English

See postcolonial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From post- + colonial. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|colonial}} post- + colonial Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} postcolonial (not comparable)
  1. Following the end of colonial rule. Tags: not-comparable Translations (following the end of colonial rule): postkolonia (Esperanto), postkolonial (German), postcoloniale (Italian), postcolonial (Romanian), postkolonial (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-postcolonial-en-adj-WV6tKk94 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with post-, Pages with entries, Colonialism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 5 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 40 17 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 2 53 Disambiguation of Colonialism: 33 37 30 Disambiguation of 'following the end of colonial rule': 99 1
  2. (philosophy) Of or pertaining to postcolonialism. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Philosophy Translations (of or pertaining to postcolonialism): postcolonial (French), postkolonialny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-postcolonial-en-adj-taxqDsLt Categories (other): English terms prefixed with post-, Colonialism Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 40 17 43 Disambiguation of Colonialism: 33 37 30 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to postcolonialism': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: post-colonial Derived forms: postcolonial anarchism, postcolonialism, postcolonialist, postcoloniality, postcolonially, postcolonial studies

Noun

Forms: postcolonials [plural]
Etymology: From post- + colonial. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|colonial}} post- + colonial Head templates: {{en-noun}} postcolonial (plural postcolonials)
  1. A person living in a postcolonial society.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: post-colonial

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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