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⏳ Before colonization 📅 Time before colonization
precolonial

precolonial

6.1
The period before foreign countries took control of a region
  • noun
  • /ˌpriːkəˈloʊniəl/
: época precolonial
  • Artifacts from the precolonial era reveal much about indigenous cultures.

Examples

  • The museum's new exhibit focuses on precolonial art and daily life.

  • Researchers study precolonial societies to understand traditional governance systems.

  • The precolonial society had rich cultural traditions.

  • Many artifacts from the precolonial era are on display.

  • Researchers study precolonial societies to understand traditional governance systems.

  • The museum's new exhibit focuses on precolonial art and daily life.

  • Many artifacts from the precolonial era are on display.

Surface Forms

precolonial singular
precolonials plural

Morphology

precolonial = precolonial (semi-transparent) = pre + colony + al

The noun sense is derived by conversion from the adjective and conventionally means the precolonial period or era, which is inferable but not fully automatic.

Etymology

Precolonial comes from pre- meaning 'before' and colony meaning 'a place controlled by another country'. So the precolonial period is the time before a region or people were colonized.