postindependence

adjective

Occurring after a country has achieved independence

OriginEnglish independence ← Latin post ← Old Latin poste →
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Meanings

adjectivepostindependence (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOccurring after a country has achieved independence

    These are some of the most extraordinary and unsettling times in Kenya's postindependence history.

    2007 December 23, Joshua Hammer, “The African Front”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Englishindependence
  8. Englishpostindependence

From post- + independence.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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