colonial experience

noun

1. history experience of farming, etc, gained by a young Englishman in colonial Australia

Derived Forms

• colonial experiencer, noun

Example Sentences

In a profile of the author, Times contributor Anderson Tepper wrote that “Diop has again exposed a neglected corner of the French colonial experience, expanding the country’s literary conversation at a time of heated debate over national identity and culture.”

From Los Angeles Times

Diop has again exposed a neglected corner of the French colonial experience, expanding the country’s literary conversation at a time of heated debate over national identity and culture.

From Los Angeles Times

Speaking to the BBC, he explained how his thematic approach allows examination of how the continent's "shared histories" - from its colonial experience to post-independence revolutionary movements and its urban future - had "shaped and reshaped" how people in Africa see themselves and their place in the world.

From BBC

“One of those things that comes about from a long colonial experience is this idea that things change because somebody brings it to you — you are not the agent of change,” Michael Lujan Bevacqua, historian and curator of the Guam Museum, told me.

From New York Times

Japan and Taiwan enjoy warm ties, dating back to an unusually amicable colonial experience from 1895 to the end of World War II. Tokyo has become more bullish, following tweaks to its pacifist constitution in 2014, enabling “collective defense” and a major increase in military spending.

From Washington Times