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Postcolonialism
Meaning
Noun
●
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.
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Origin
postcolonialism
English
colonialism
English
-ism
English
colonial
English
-al
English
colony
English
colonia
Latin
colonus
Latin
colo
Latin
colum
Latin
post-
English
post
Latin
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