Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postcolonial studies

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: post-colo-nial s-tud-ies
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of the cultural legacies of colonialism and imperialism; postcolonialism.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The acceptance of postcolonial studies by a capitalist academia appears as a mode of containment, if not outright manipulation, of liberationist anticolonial energies."

Usage

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Questions

What does postcolonial studies mean?: The study of the cultural legacies of colonialism and imperialism; postcolonialism.

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