单词 | pre-colonial |
释义 | > as lemmaspre-colonial pre-colonial adj. Brit. , U.S. , ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > furnishing with inhabitants > colonizing > [adjective] > before colonization pre-colonial1867 society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > direct rule, devolution, or trusteeship > [adjective] > relating to colonial system > before or after colonial rule postcolonial1861 pre-colonial1867 postcolonialist1957 1867 J. W. Draper Hist. Amer. Civil War I. 21 The differentiation or separation of the American people, though it had its beginning in English life and in pre-colonial times, may..be considered as having been substantially produced by the climate of this continent. 1975 A. Drummond Thames Jrnls. Vicesimus Lush 18 No mention appears to have been made of potential goldfields in pre-colonial New Zealand. 1994 Appl. Linguistics 15 143 The major forces behind Nigeria's complicated linguistic market are related to precolonial political systems. < as lemmas |
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