precolonial

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English

Definitions

noun

An inhabitant of an area before colonists first arrived.

adjective

Of or pertaining to a historical period before colonisation.

Related words

Synonyms

pre-colonial preclassical preimperial preindustrial premodern precontact preconquest prenational precolonized prehist.preconquered preconquestual preconquestal prepolitical pre-industrial antebellum

Rhymes

greek colonial see colonial unique colonial v colonial weak colonial

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