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Meaning of "precolonial" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRECOLONIAL

precolonial  [ˌpriːkəˈləʊnɪəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRECOLONIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Precolonial is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PRECOLONIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Precolonialism

Precolonialism is a subdiscourse of colonialism explored by postcolonial theorists. Helena Norberg-Hodge has stated that, in order to do development studies, one has to first understand precolonialism. The concept of precolonialism has also been applied to literary studies with respect to such works as Francis Bacon's New Atlantis.

Definition of precolonial in the English dictionary

The definition of precolonial in the dictionary is occurring or existing prior to a colonial period or colonization of a given area or country; of or pertaining to this period.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRECOLONIAL


anconeal
æŋˈkəʊnɪəl
anticolonial
ˌæntɪkəˈləʊnɪəl
antimonial
ˌæntɪˈməʊnɪəl
baronial
bəˈrəʊnɪəl
ceremonial
ˌsɛrɪˈməʊnɪəl
colonial
kəˈləʊnɪəl
coronial
kəˈrəʊnɪəl
hegemonial
ˌhɛɡɪˈməʊnɪəl
intercolonial
ˌɪntəkəˈləʊnɪəl
intraperitoneal
ˌɪntrəˌpɛrɪˈtəʊnɪəl
matrimonial
ˌmætrɪˈməʊnɪəl
monial
ˈməʊnɪəl
neocolonial
ˌniːəʊkəˈləʊnɪəl
oogonial
ˌəʊəˈɡəʊnɪəl
patrimonial
ˌpætrɪˈməʊnɪəl
perigonial
ˌperɪˈɡəʊnɪəl
semicolonial
ˌsɛmɪkəˈləʊnɪəl
spermatogonial
ˌspɜːmətəˈɡəʊnɪəl
sporogonial
ˌspɔːrəʊˈɡəʊnɪəl
testimonial
ˌtɛstɪˈməʊnɪəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRECOLONIAL

precognisant
precognise
precognition
precognitive
precognizant
precognize
precognosce
precoital
precollege
precollegiate
precombustion
precommitment
precompetitive
precompose
precompute
precomputer
preconceit
preconceive
preconceived
preconception

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRECOLONIAL

bicentennial
biennial
carpogonial
centennial
congenial
cranial
denial
domanial
extracranial
finial
genial
intracranial
menial
millennial
perennial
post-colonial
quinquennial
transcranial
triennial
venial

Synonyms and antonyms of precolonial in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «precolonial» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRECOLONIAL

Find out the translation of precolonial to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of precolonial from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «precolonial» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

前殖民
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

precolonial
570 millions of speakers

English

precolonial
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

precolonial
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ما قبل الاستعمار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

доколониального
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pré-colonial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

precolonial
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

précoloniale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Precolonial
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vorkolonialen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

precolonial
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

precolonial
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Precolonial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

precolonial
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

precolonial
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनन्यसाधारण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

precolonial
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

precoloniale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przedkolonialnych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

доколоніального
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

precolonială
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προ-αποικιακή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Voorkoloniale
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förkoloniala
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

precolonial
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of precolonial

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRECOLONIAL»

The term «precolonial» is regularly used and occupies the 106.066 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRECOLONIAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «precolonial» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «precolonial» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about precolonial

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRECOLONIAL»

Discover the use of precolonial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to precolonial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Introduction to the History of African Civilization: ...
C. Magbaily Fyle begins with a discussion of the myths and prejudices underlying most analyses of African issues, and moves into a discussion of the origin of humanity; the similarities between the classical Nile valley civilizations of ...
C. Magbaily Fyle, 1999
2
Precolonial Black Africa
Thisacomparison of the political and social systems of Europe and black Africa from antiquity to the formation of modern states demonstrates the black contribution to the development of Western civilization."
Cheikh Anta Diop, 1988
3
Modes of production in Africa: the precolonial era
What form does social inequality take without classes?
Donald Crummey, Charles Cameron Stewart, 1981
4
Rethinking Puerto Rican Precolonial History
This volume focuses on the successive indigenous cultures of Puerto Rico prior to 1493.
Reniel Rodríguez Ramos, 2010
5
Precolonial India in Practice : Society, Region, and ...
The society of traditional India is frequently characterized as static and dominated by caste. This study challenges older interpretations, arguing that medieval India was actually a time of dynamic change and fluid social identities.
Austin Cynthia Talbot Assistant Professor of History and Asian Studies University of Texas, 2001
6
Hindu Kingship and Polity in Precolonial India
A fascinating 2003 study of the precolonial kingdom of Kota through its historical documents.
Norbert Peabody, 2003
7
Pragmatism in the Age of Jihad: The Precolonial State of Bundu
A full history of Bundu, a Muslim state which developed a uniquely pragmatic outlook.
Michael A. Gomez, Michael Gomez, 2002
8
The Bible and the Third World: Precolonial, Colonial and ...
A comprehensive history of the Bible in the Third World.
R. S. Sugirtharajah, 2001
9
Precolonial Nigeria: essays in honor of Toyin Falola
This collection of original essays examines different aspects of historical experience in Nigeria and the adjacent regions from the beginning of agricultural communities about 6,000 B.C. to the eve of colonial rule in the mid-nineteenth ...
Akinwumi Ogundiran, 2005
10
Colonial Fantasies: Conquest, Family, and Nation in ...
Through readings of historical, anthropological, literary, and popular texts, Zantop explores imaginary colonial encounters of "Germans" with "natives" in late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century literature, and shows how these ...
Susanne Zantop, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRECOLONIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term precolonial is used in the context of the following news items.
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Black businesspeople must capitalise on FSB move
He provided evidence of a stock exchange in Timbuktu, Mali, in the precolonial era. The idea of a stock exchange is not a European import. «BDlive, Jul 15»
2
Drums, Rattles and Mbiras at the Launch of Musical Instruments of …
Nixon reflected on the challenge of accessing precolonial times, which requires one to pass through the colonial archive. “Studying the heritage ... «Books LIVE, Jul 15»
3
Collaborators and the riven truth behind Zuma's Nkandla
IN 1879, the British destroyed the Zulu kingdom, putting paid to one of the last major precolonial polities in southern Africa. To hear white ... «BDlive, Jul 15»
4
EL ANATSUI: FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL
Sankofa (translated “go back and pick” by artists at the time represented a call to return to their precolonial past to reclaim and rediscover the ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
5
Asserting traditional leaders own land opens old wounds
Many argue that the precolonial wars of expansion are an example of land ownership acquired through blood, sweat and conquest. This is a ... «BDlive, Jul 15»
6
“Fake Democracy and Governance” can't create stable Somali State
Somalia returned to the precolonial fragmentation. As Somalis are seen as poor, anarchic, tribal, arrogant, corrupt, and selfish, who need ... «somalicurrent, Jul 15»
7
Africa's border disputes are set to rise – but there are ways to stop …
Precolonial Africa was hardly a setting of harmony and bliss between African peoples. Most kingdoms paid attention to territorial control and did ... «defenceWeb, Jul 15»
8
Precolonial PH gold artifacts coming to Asia Society Museum in NY
NEW YORK CITY—Spectacular works of Philippine gold excavated between the 1960s and 1981—including exquisite regalia, jewelry, ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
9
Some Edible Plants Start Out Toxic
A few hundred varieties were cultivated in precolonial Hawaii. Taro was likely native to southeast Asia, but has been in cultivation for so long ... «LA Canyon News, Jul 15»
10
Somaliland:Africa's border disputes are set to rise – but there are …
Precolonial Africa was hardly a setting of harmony and bliss between African peoples. Most kingdoms paid attention to territorial control and did ... «SomalilandPress, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Precolonial [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/precolonial>. May 2024 ».
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