colonial
Example Sentences
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The message will resonate in Bamako and allied capitals, where military leaders have built their appeal by striking pan-Africanist themes and rejecting former colonial power France.
From BBC
As proof of the Artega's influence, he keeps at home what he says are swords and uniforms gifted to his ancestors by Queen Victoria during the British colonial period.
From Barron's
On the run from her well-to-do, stuffy colonial background, she launched herself into London’s bohemia.
Sea otters, now classified as an endangered species, once thrived along the Pacific Coast before the fur trade during westward colonial expansion drastically reduced their numbers.
From Science Daily
But in a surprise move, Deby ended military cooperation with its former colonial ruler in November 2024 and French troops began leaving the following month.
From Barron's
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