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countercolonial

countercolonial adjective: opposing colonialism.

Adjective

countercolonial (comparative more countercolonial, superlative most countercolonial)

  1. Opposing colonialism.
    Synonyms:
    anticolonial

Synonyms of countercolonial

Forms of countercolonial

comparativemore countercolonial
superlativemost countercolonial

Origin of countercolonial

From counter- + colonial.

Questions about countercolonial

What does countercolonial mean?
Countercolonial means opposing colonialism.
What part of speech is countercolonial?
Countercolonial is an adjective.

Words near countercolonial in the dictionary

  1. counterclockwiseness
  2. countercoalition
  3. countercoalitions
  4. countercode
  5. countercodes
  6. countercolonial
  7. countercolored
  8. countercombatant
  9. countercommand
  10. countercommanded
  11. countercommanding

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