anticolonial

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US/ˌænt.aɪ.kəˈloʊn.i.əl/US/ˌænt.i.kəˈloʊn.i.əl/

adjective

Opposing colonialism.

OriginEnglish colonial ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English colane →
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Meanings

adjectiveanticolonial (comparative more anticolonial, superlative most anticolonial)

comparative more anticolonial · superlative most anticolonial

  1. governmentOpposing colonialism.

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

    2003, Thaveeporn Vasavakul, edited by Brown & Ganguly, Fighting Words, page 223
nounanticolonial (plural anticolonials)

plural anticolonials

  1. One who opposes colonialism.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
countercolonial

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  9. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  10. Latincolō
  11. Latincolōnus
  12. Latincolōnia
  13. Middle Englishcolane
  14. Englishcolony
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Englishcolonial
  18. Englishanticolonial

From anti- + colonial.

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Translations

German antikolonial
  • antikolonialagainst colonialism
Polish antykolonialny
  • antykolonialnyagainst colonialism
Portuguese anticolonial, anticolonialista
  • anticolonialagainst colonialism
  • anticolonialistaagainst colonialism
Spanish anticolonial
  • anticolonialagainst colonialism
Ukrainian антиколоніа́льний
  • антиколоніа́льний (antykoloniálʹnyj)against colonialism
Cite this entry
APA

anticolonial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticolonial

MLA

“anticolonial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticolonial. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anticolonial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticolonial.

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