Definitions For Postcolonialism

Noun

POSTCOLONIALISM. (countable and uncountable, plural POSTCOLONIALISMs) 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. An academic discipline that attempts to analyse, explain{{,}} and respond to the cultural legacies of colonialism and imperialism. : Synonym: postcolonial studies

Related terms

postcolonial

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 後殖民主義 (hòuzhímínzhǔyì) Finnish: postkolonialismi, jälkikolonialismi French: {{t-needed, fr}} German: Postkolonialismus, m Chinese: : Mandarin: 後殖民主義 (hòuzhímínzhǔyì) Finnish: jälkikolonialismin tutkimus French: études postcoloniales, f-p

Alternative forms

{{alt, en, post-colonialism}}

Etymology

post + colonialism

Is Postcolonialism a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
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Scrabble UK NO
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global NO
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21
Words with Friends
27

The word Postcolonialism is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends

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