decolonization
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decolonization
- /diːˌkɒl.ə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ UK
noun decolonizations · decolonisation
- The freeing of a colony etc from dependent status by granting it independence.
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The reverse of colonization, i.e. granting back autonomy to a group.
In full decolonization mode, Greenlanders also have abandoned the Danish names that once gave some of us a precarious toehold on their island's geography. Nuuk, for example, appeared on children's geography board games until recently as Godthab.
Similar: decolonialization
- The elimination of a colony of pathogens from the body of a patient, especially antibiotic-resistant pathogens.
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noun freeing of a colony from dependent status
| Español | descolonización |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 탈식민지화 talsingminjihwa |
| 日本語 | 脱植民地化 datsushokuminchika |
| 中文 | 去殖民化 qùzhímínhuà |
| Português | descolonização |
| Français | décolonisation |
| Deutsch | Entkolonialisierung, Dekolonisation |
| Italiano | decolonizzazione |
| Ελληνικά | αποαποικιοποίηση apoapoikiopoíisi |
| Română | decolonizare |
| Русский | деколониза́ция dekolonizácija |
| Tiếng Việt | phi thực dân hoá |
| العربية | إنهاء الاستعمار ʔinhāʔ al-istiʕmār |
| עברית | דה־קולוניזציה de-kolonizátsiya |
Talk about this word "decolonization." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/decolonization. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. decolonization. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/decolonization "decolonization." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/decolonization.Cite this
@misc{decolonization_2026,
title = {decolonization},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/decolonization},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
