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German
Etymology
post- + kolonial
Pronunciation
Adjective
postkolonial (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular postkolonialer, not comparable)
- 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.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Positive forms of postkolonial (uncomparable, no predicate)
Further reading
Swedish
Etymology
post- + kolonial
Adjective
postkolonial (not comparable)
- postcolonial, pertaining to history after colonial rule (after c. 1950)
Declension
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.