variants
or less commonly anticolonial
: opposed to colonial rule of one country by another : opposing or resisting colonialism
anti-colonial movements
anti-colonialism
adjective
or less commonly anticolonialism
supporters of anti-colonialism
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By the mid-20th century — with anti-colonial independence movements erupting across the globe — Panamanian frustration over U.S. control of the Canal began to boil over.
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Aaron Coy Moulton / Made By History, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
In late 1926 and early 1927, communists launched anti-colonial uprisings across Java and Sumatra in the Dutch East Indies.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 1 Nov. 2024
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will visit a town founded by runaway slaves that has become a symbol of anti-colonial resistance.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
The album’s name refers to the anti-colonial cultural movement in Mali led by the griots before the country’s independence in 1960.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
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Aaron Coy Moulton / Made By History, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
In late 1926 and early 1927, communists launched anti-colonial uprisings across Java and Sumatra in the Dutch East Indies.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 1 Nov. 2024
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will visit a town founded by runaway slaves that has become a symbol of anti-colonial resistance.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
The album’s name refers to the anti-colonial cultural movement in Mali led by the griots before the country’s independence in 1960.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
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“Anti-colonial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-colonial. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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