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noncolonial

noncolonial

6.3
Not related to rule by another country
  • adjective
  • /nɒn.kəˈloʊ.ni.əl/
translation icon : no colonial
  • The museum displays artifacts from noncolonial societies that have distinct cultural identities.

Examples

  • Throughout history, noncolonial nations developed their own systems of governance independent of imperial influences.

  • The research focused on noncolonial practices in agriculture that promote sustainability and self-sufficiency.

  • L: Colonial and Noncolonial Settlers

    Academic text (2009)

Synonyms

uncolonized
vsnoncolonial
  • US
6.3

Not controlled or settled by people from another country

describes attributes not linked to or caused by foreign rule

Antonyms

colonial
106 4.9

From the time when one country controlled another

Surface Forms

noncolonial positive

Morphology

noncolonial = colonial (transparent) = non + colonial

Direct negation of 'colonial' in the political/historical sense; the formation is regular and transparent.

Etymology

Noncolonial starts with non- ('not') and the part colonial, from colony meaning 'settlement' and the idea of one country controlling another. So noncolonial means 'not related to colonial rule' or not part of a colonial system.