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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Here, in the immensity of the desert, in a precolonial past, Nube, Ari, Valen and Lara walk dragging a wagon, to execute a revenge, according to a Murillo description. —

John Hopewell, Variety, 12 Aug. 2024 Women Leaders in Africa: The Case of the Igbo In the precolonial Igbo states of West Africa, power was often wielded by male chiefs or elders, but women had their own forms of authority as well. —

JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024 Adam Gibson Few precolonial structures remain in New Zealand today. —

Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2023 The Greater Antilles and the Yucatán Peninsula form one of the most cavernous regions in the world, and many of these grottos contain precolonial inscriptions. —

Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for precolonial