postkolonial

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German

Etymology

post- +‎ kolonial

Pronunciation

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Adjective

postkolonial (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular postkolonialer, not comparable)

  1. postcolonial
    • 2022 June 25, Andreas Fanizadeh, “Antisemitismus auf der documenta fifteen: Größenwahn und Niedertracht”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Roth muss jetzt tatsächlich energisch gegensteuern, soll durch den postkolonialen Populismus die antifaschistische Verfasstheit der Bundesrepublik in staatlichen Kultur-, Wissens- und Kunstinstitutionen nicht weiter ausgehöhlt werden.
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    • 2022 September 1, Susanne Messmer, “Dekoloniale Erinnerungskultur in Berlin: Den Kolonialismus verspotten”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Dabei setzt die „Revue Noire“ von Martini Cherry Furter an einer spannenden Leerstelle an, denn viele postkoloniale Ansätze haben bislang Fragen der Sexualität und Heteronormativität außer Acht gelassen – und die Gender Studies werden oft dafür kritisiert, dass sie zu eurozentristisch seien.
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Swedish

Etymology

post- +‎ kolonial

Adjective

postkolonial (not comparable)

  1. postcolonial, pertaining to history after colonial rule (after c. 1950)

Declension

Inflection of postkolonial
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular postkolonial
neuter singular postkolonialt
plural postkoloniala
masculine plural2 postkoloniale
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 postkoloniale
all postkoloniala

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.