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decolonize
Variant of decolonization
decolonization
definition
de·colo·ni·za·tion (dē käl′ə nə zā′s̸hən)
noun
the act or process of eliminating colonialism or freeing from colonial status
also decolonialization de′·co·lo′·ni·ali·za′·tion (dē′kə lō′nē əl ə zā′s̸hən)
Related Forms:
- decolonize de·col′o·nize′ (-ə nīz′) transitive verb, intransitive verb decolonized -·nized′, decolonizing -·niz′·ing
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