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# How to pronounce "postcolonialism" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/pɒstkɒlɒnɪælɪsm/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **pos·tco·lo·ni·a·lism**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- An era or attitude relating to the period after the settlement of one country by another, or very broadly, after the 1960s, when many colonised countries gained their independence.
- An academic discipline that attempts to analyse, explain, and respond to the cultural legacies of colonialism and imperialism.
  - *Example*: "As a literary theory, postcolonialism examines literature produced both by authors in colonial countries and by colonized peoples responding to colonial legacies by ‘writing back’, or challenging colonial cultural attitudes through literature."

### Example Sentences
- "As a literary theory, postcolonialism examines literature produced both by authors in colonial countries and by colonized peoples responding to colonial legacies by ‘writing back’, or challenging colonial cultural attitudes through literature."

## Video Examples

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## How to Pronounce "postcolonialism"

- **Syllables**: pos · tco · lo · ni · a · lism
- **IPA**: `/pɒstkɒlɒnɪælɪsm/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.

## Synonyms

[postcolonial studies](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/postcolonial-studies)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “postcolonialism”?
“postcolonialism” is pronounced /pɒstkɒlɒnɪælɪsm/ (pos · tco · lo · ni · a · lism). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.

### How many syllables are in “postcolonialism”?
“postcolonialism” has 6 syllables: pos · tco · lo · ni · a · lism.

### What does “postcolonialism” mean?
An era or attitude relating to the period after the settlement of one country by another, or very broadly, after the 1960s, when many colonised countries gained their independence.


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