colonial past

collocation in English

meaningsofcolonialandpast

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colonial
adjective
uk
/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/us
/kəˈloʊ.ni.əl/
relating to a colony ...
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past
noun[S]
uk
/pɑːst/us
/pæst/
the period before and until, but not including, the ...
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(Definition ofcolonialandpastfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcolonial past

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Nor does it mention thecolonialpastof certain great powers or the persistent influence they wish to continue to exert.
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We should not back away from the matter or be embarrassed about ourcolonialpast.
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I think we should take into account a certain hangover from thecolonialpastin this respect.
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To hide behind a sense of embarrassment about ourcolonialpastwould be seen by many ordinary people as an excuse for inaction.
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In this milieu, the strategy of economic development was shaped by thecolonialpastand the nationalist present.
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The policy of bringing in expatriates as classroom teachers is influenced by both thecolonialpastand current pressure from parents.
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It was striking how openly the memory of thecolonialpastwas revived.
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It is clear that the pace of economic growth during the period from 1950 to 1980 constituted a radical departure from thecolonialpast.
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It was a radical departure from thecolonialpast.
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Their alternative version of thecolonialpastrecast the role of colonizers and colonized.
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In this book, 16 countries are discussed which are joined through economic organisations,colonialpast, or other significant factors.
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Seen from this perspective, independence was not a major rupture with acolonialpast, but a brief hiatus in which scientific priorities and concerns could be challenged, if very temporarily.
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People did not want to be reminded of their days of submission, and getting rid of the language was one way of obliterating thecolonialpast.
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I think to some extent we are even less justifiably guilt-ridden because of ourcolonialpast.
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I do not normally defend ourcolonialpast, but we did not spend much time consulting people before absorbing them into our colonial empire.
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They have a population of only just over 300,000 living within an artificial boundary imposed by acolonialpast.
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It would be independent, untarnished by ourcolonialpastand should be a proper, high-level visit by eminent people.
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The states and their national borders derive not from domestic movements which shaped an independent state, but simply from thecolonialpast.
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