precolonial

adjective

pre·co·lo·nial ˌprē-kə-ˈlō-nē-əl

-nyəl

variants or pre-colonial

: existing or occurring before an area undergoes colonization

precolonial America

precolonial cultures

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Inspired by the prophet Muhammad’s migration from Mecca to Medina, the system was originally designed as a means of broadening Islamic education in precolonial Nigeria. —

Ogar Monday, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Feb. 2025 The United Kingdom, for example, signed treaties with precolonial Indian states from Sindh to Nagpur to Punjab that many Indian leaders viewed as a recognition of statehood. —

Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2022 Guide Melissa Arnot Reid, the first American woman to ascend and descend Everest without supplemental oxygen, said that precolonial names such as Denali enhance a visitor’s connection to a place. —

Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 24 Jan. 2025 Their press releases have heralded the reclamation of precolonial forms of knowledge like indigenous thought and magic. —

Dean Kissick, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for precolonial