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anticolonialism

anticolonialism noun: the movement that opposes colonialism.

Noun

anticolonialism (uncountable)

  1. The movement that opposes colonialism.

Forms of anticolonialism

alternative formanti-colonialism

Origin of anticolonialism

From anti- + colonialism.

Questions about anticolonialism

What does anticolonialism mean?
Anticolonialism means the movement that opposes colonialism.
What part of speech is anticolonialism?
Anticolonialism is a noun.

Words near anticolonialism in the dictionary

  1. anticollectivists
  2. anticollege
  3. anticollision
  4. anticollusion
  5. anticolonial
  6. anticolonialism
  7. anticolonialist
  8. anticolonialists
  9. anticolonials
  10. anticolonist
  11. anticolonists

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