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comparative more decolonial · superlative most decolonial
- Of or relating to decoloniality.
It was called for and led by the “Mafed collective of women experiencing racism” and supported by a host of international decolonial and antiracist activists, scholars and public figures – including the former Black Panther, Angela Davis.
2015 November 9, Alana Lentin, “'Real Australians' are a myth and 'saying welcome' to refugees is not enough”, in The Guardian1 more example
The suit was filed by Rupa Marya, an internal medicine physician and professor at UCSF, identified as an expert in decolonial theory. Marya was placed on leave in September 2024 and had her clinical privileges briefly suspended by the UCSF executive medical board following comments she made on X that questioned the impacts of Zionism as “a supremacist, racist ideology” on healthcare.
2025 June 7, Edward Helmore, “Professor sues University of California for suspension over comments about Israel’s war in Gaza”, in The Guardian
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Dutch dekoloniaal
- dekoloniaalrelating to decoloniality
German dekolonial
- dekolonialrelating to decoloniality
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decolonial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decolonial
“decolonial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decolonial. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decolonial,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decolonial.
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