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anticolonialist

Meaning of "anticolonialist" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF ANTICOLONIALIST

ˌæntɪkəˈləʊnɪəlɪst


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANTICOLONIALIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Anticolonialist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ANTICOLONIALIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Anti-imperialism

In political science and international relations, anti-imperialism is the opposition to colonialism, colonial empire, Hegemony, and imperialism. As such, anti-imperialism includes opposition to wars of conquest, especially wars meant to conquer and colonise countries whose territories do not border the imperial power, and wars meant to subjugate peoples of different cultures; the term also comprises political opposition to the territorial expansion of a country beyond its established borders.

Definition of anticolonialist in the English dictionary

The definition of anticolonialist in the dictionary is a person who is opposed to colonialism.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANTICOLONIALIST

aerialist · ceremonialist · colonialist · denialist · editorialist · hyperrealist · idealist · imperialist · industrialist · loyalist · materialist · millennialist · neocolonialist · neorealist · postmillennialist · premillennialist · realist · royalist · serialist · trialist

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANTICOLONIALIST

anticly · anticoagulant · anticodon · anticoincidence · anticold · anticollision · anticolonial · anticolonialism · anticommercial · anticommunism · anticompetitive · anticonsumer · anticonvulsant · anticonvulsive · anticorporate · anticorrosion · anticorrosive · anticorruption · Anticosti · anticous

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANTICOLONIALIST

A list · brutalist · capitalist · centralist · environmentalist · finalist · fundamentalist · generalist · hospitalist · journalist · mentalist · minimalist · nationalist · naturalist · Orientalist · photojournalist · removalist · sensationalist · socialist · specialist · vocalist

Synonyms and antonyms of anticolonialist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «anticolonialist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANTICOLONIALIST

Find out the translation of anticolonialist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of anticolonialist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «anticolonialist» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

反殖民主义
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

anticolonialista
570 millions of speakers
en

English

anticolonialist
510 millions of speakers
hi

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anticolonialist
380 millions of speakers
ar

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المعادية للكولونيالية
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

антиколониальной
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

anticolonialista
270 millions of speakers
bn

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anticolonialist
260 millions of speakers
fr

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anticolonialiste
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Antikolonialis
190 millions of speakers
de

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antikolonialen
180 millions of speakers
ja

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anticolonialist
130 millions of speakers
ko

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anticolonialist
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Antikolonialis
85 millions of speakers
vi

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anticolonialist
80 millions of speakers
ta

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anticolonialist
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

Anticolonialist
75 millions of speakers
tr

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anticolonialist
70 millions of speakers
it

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anticolonialista
65 millions of speakers
pl

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anticolonialist
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

антиколоніальної
40 millions of speakers
ro

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anticolonialistă
30 millions of speakers
el

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anticolonialist
15 millions of speakers
af

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anticolonialist
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

antikoloniala
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

anticolonialist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of anticolonialist

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTICOLONIALIST»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of anticolonialist
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about anticolonialist

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANTICOLONIALIST»

Discover the use of anticolonialist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to anticolonialist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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William Jay: Abolitionist and Anticolonialist
A traditional Federalist, son of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Jay, and a founder of the New York Anti-Slavery Society, William Jay was one of the most prolific and influential abolitionists of his day.
Stephen P. Budney, 2005
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Using Critical Theory: How to Read and Write About Literature
Specifically, we've seen how postcolonial concepts can be used to analyze 1 literary works that are anticolonialist in that they illustrate the harmful effects of colonialist ideology (our example: “The Battle Royal”), 2 literary works that are ...
Lois Tyson, 2011
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An Introduction to the African Prose Narrative
In the same vein, it should be mentioned that unlike the novels of culture conflict, most of the narrative action in the anticolonialist novel occurs in what Fanon ( 1969:29) has described as the "colonial world" made up of the "settler's town" and ...
Lokangaka Losambe, 2004
4
Negotiating Decolonization in the United Nations: Politics ...
While this language ofpaternalisticrulefor thebeneficenceof dependent peopleswascertainlynotnew, then,whatthefifteen year period examined here revealsisthatthe anticolonialist response was ambivalent atbest.Itconsistedof two primary ...
Vrushali Patil, 2007
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Learning for a Diverse World: Using Critical Theory to Read ...
Using Critical Theory to Read and Write about Literature Lois Tyson. Anticolonialist Resistance Anticolonialist resistance — the effort to rid one's land and/or one's culture of colonial domination — can take many forms. Anticolonialist resistance ...
Lois Tyson, 2001
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From Liberation to Conquest: The Visual and Popular Cultures ...
The anticolonialist Boston Transcript recognized the political opportunism in the tactic of blackening the Cuban image: “The American caricaturist appears to enjoy a peculiar pleasure in representing the Cuban as a negro dwarf, wearing an ...
Bonnie M. Miller, 2011
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"Show Me My Soul!": The Evolution of the Black Museum ...
For example, Penny Von Eschen's Race against Empire: Black Americans and Anticolonialism, 1937-1957 (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1997) illustrates how activists such as Robeson and DuBois freely engaged in an anticolonialist ...
Andrea Alison Burns, 2008
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Super Black: American Pop Culture and Black Superheroes
Consequently, the Black Panther not only symbolized a politically provocative and wildly imaginative convergence of African tradition with advanced technology, but he also stood as a progressive racial symbol and anticolonialist critique of the ...
Adilifu Nama, 2011
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Exotic Appetites: Ruminations of a Food Adventurer
be cultural food anticolonialist must develop an attitude that can compete with such resilience and creative flexibility. One of the most useful tools an anticolonialist food adventurer can learn to manipulate is a healthy and persistent skepticism ...
Lisa M. Heldke, 2003
10
The Roots of Obama's Rage
Bestselling author D'Souza exposes how Obama's Hobbesian philosophy towards government is threatening not only economic and personal freedom, but America's national sovereignty as well.
Dinesh D'Souza, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANTICOLONIALIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term anticolonialist is used in the context of the following news items.
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Carter and Obama: How to Fail at Foreign Policy
The minds of his foreign policy advisors were hostage to the Vietnam paradigm and its anticolonialist narrative of revolution justified by ... «FrontPage Magazine, Jul 15»
2
The forgotten massacre
He was not a communist, but he was a fervent anticolonialist who dreamed of a powerful, fully independent Indonesia that would play an ... «International Viewpoint, Jun 15»
3
149-Page PhD Thesis With No Punctuation Is an Anticolonialist Protest
Patrick Stewart, 61, has successfully defended his PhD thesis in architecture at the University of British Columbia, despite the fact that it was ... «Gawker, May 15»
4
Yudhoyono says poverty remains a problem in Asia,
Its spirit was anticolonialist and anti-imperialist but now its spirit is to fight for peace, justice and prosperity,” said the former president, who was ... «Jakarta Post, Apr 15»
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Africans want to remove all trace of Cecil Rhodes
Riding a wave of anticolonialist fervour that has swept southern Africa, Mandla Mandela said that “the revolution must intensify” to expunge the ... «The Times, Mar 15»
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African Film Festival of Cordoba (Spain) Sets 2015 Edition - 60 Films …
In honour of Vautier, Avoir 20 ans dans les Aurès and Afrique 50, considered the first anticolonialist film, will be screened. The section “Tales ... «Indie Wire, Mar 15»
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How to Make It in Conservative America (If You Aren't White)
... an exercise in imperial nostalgia that D'Souza later echoed when he complained that Obama suffers from a Kenyan, “anticolonialist” mindset. «The New Republic, Feb 15»
8
Mahatma Gandhi assassination will be commemorated in Surrey
Today is the 67th anniversary of the murder of one of the leading anticolonialist voices of the 20th century. Mahatma Gandhi was shot three ... «Straight.com, Jan 15»
9
Washington Post Ops for Pop Psychology over Hard News on …
Because, Ross says, “Palestinian political culture is rooted in a narrative of injustice; its anticolonialist bent and its deep sense of grievance ... «Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America, Jan 15»
10
Dennis Ross: “Stop Giving Palestinians a Pass”
Palestinian political culture is rooted in a narrative of injustice; its anticolonialist bent and its deep sense of grievance treats concessions to ... «legal Insurrection, Jan 15»
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