adjective
- existing or occurring before the establishment of a colony or colonial rule
Examples
- The museum displays artifacts from precolonial African civilizations.
- Precolonial America was inhabited by numerous indigenous tribes.
- Historians study precolonial trade routes across the continent.
- The precolonial period in India featured many powerful kingdoms.
- Precolonial art forms were often suppressed during European rule.
- Archaeological evidence reveals sophisticated precolonial societies.