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anticolonial en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌænt.i.kəˈloʊn.i.əl/ (US)
  • /ˌænt.aɪ.kəˈloʊn.i.əl/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Latin colōnus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin colōniader. Middle English colane English colony Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English colonial English anticolonial From anti- + colonial.

Meanings

  1. Opposing colonialism.
    • Promoters of quoc ngu were Vietnamese intellectuals who were either collaborators or anticolonial revolutionaries. 2003, Thaveeporn Vasavakul, edited by Brown & Ganguly, Fighting Words, page 223:

Forms

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more anticolonial Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most anticolonial Degree=Sup lexicographic

Translations (7)

uk антиколоніа́льний (against colonialism) · de antikolonial (against colonialism) · pt anticolonialista (against colonialism) · es anticolonial (against colonialism) · pl antykolonialny (against colonialism) · ka ანტიკოლონიალური (against colonialism) · pt anticolonial (against colonialism)

anticolonial en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌænt.i.kəˈloʊn.i.əl/ (US)
  • /ˌænt.aɪ.kəˈloʊn.i.əl/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Latin colōnus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin colōniader. Middle English colane English colony Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English colonial English anticolonial From anti- + colonial.

Meanings

  1. One who opposes colonialism.

Forms

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anticolonials Number=Plur lexicographic