Anticolonial

//ˌænt.aɪ.kəˈloʊn.i.əl// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who opposes colonialism.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Opposing colonialism.

    "Promoters of quoc ngu were Vietnamese intellectuals who were either collaborators or anticolonial revolutionaries."

Synonyms

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countercolonial

Example

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"Promoters of quoc ngu were Vietnamese intellectuals who were either collaborators or anticolonial revolutionaries."

Etymology

From anti- + colonial.

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