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postcolonial

/ˌpəʊstkəˈləʊniəl/adjective

उच्चारण पोस्ट्कलोनिअल

उत्तर-औपनिवेशिक

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  1. 1

    connected with the period after a country stopped being a colony

    उत्तर-औपनिवेशिक

    • Nehru shaped the foreign policy of postcolonial India.
    • Many postcolonial states faced border disputes.

    Opposite colonial precolonial

  2. 2

    connected with the study of the effects of colonial rule on the culture and society of former colonies

    उत्तर-औपनिवेशिक (अध्ययन संबंधी)

    • She teaches postcolonial literature at Delhi University.
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