"postcolonialism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: postcolonialisms [plural]
Etymology: From post- + colonialism. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|colonialism}} post- + colonialism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} postcolonialism (countable and uncountable, plural postcolonialisms)
  1. An era or attitude relating to the period after the settlement of one country by another, or very broadly, after the 1960s, when many colonised countries gained their independence. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (era or attitude): 後殖民主義 /后殖民主义 (hòuzhímínzhǔyì) (Chinese Mandarin), postkolonialismi (Finnish), jälkikolonialismi (Finnish), Postkolonialismus [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-postcolonialism-en-noun-kSjkR5lW Categories (other): English terms prefixed with post- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 57 43 Disambiguation of 'era or attitude': 94 6
  2. An academic discipline that attempts to analyse, explain, and respond to the cultural legacies of colonialism and imperialism. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: postcolonial studies Translations (discipline): 後殖民主義 /后殖民主义 (hòuzhímínzhǔyì) (Chinese Mandarin), jälkikolonialismin tutkimus (Finnish), études postcoloniales [feminine, plural] (French)
    Sense id: en-postcolonialism-en-noun-qNB4YIxW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Colonialism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Colonialism: 6 94 Disambiguation of 'discipline': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: post-colonialism Related terms: postcolonial

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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