decolonization
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7.2
- noun
- /ˌdiːˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- US
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descolonización
- The process of decolonization allowed many African nations to gain independence in the 20th century.
- decolonization process
- decolonization movement
- decolonization of Africa
Examples
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Was the SADF a suitable instrument for monitoring the decolonization process in Namibia?
Academic text (1993) -
Yet it is also an example of decolonization and democratic development being advanced in part by NGOs.
Academic text (1990) -
"The process of decolonization in South Asia will not have been completed," she said.
Academic text (1995) -
The issue of the implementation of the decolonization mandate seems to be critical to its success.
Blog text (7) -
So, given the present scenario, how do you think the U.N. decolonization process can be accelerated?
Blog text (7) -
Our own individual acts of decolonization often involve reexamining the personal experiences that have shaped our lives.
Academic text (2001) -
Military rule was often a historical consequence of decolonization and nation-building in many countries in Southeast Asia.
Academic text (2000) -
During the decolonization process of the mid-century, FRK was one of the few women involved in nationalist politics.
Academic text (2017) -
For much of the developing world, decolonization has meant ethnic disaggregation through the exchange or expulsion of local minorities.
Academic text (2008) -
The consolidation of various forms of authoritarian and revolutionary one-party regimes accompanied further decolonizations during the 1970s.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
608
3.0
Freedom from control by others, for example when a country is free or a person supports themselves
127
3.9
The act of setting people free from control or unfair treatment
Antonyms
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6.0
Taking control of land and its people and bringing settlers from another country
How Independent
Surface Forms
Morphology
decolonization = decolonize (semi-transparent) = de + colon + ize + ation
The noun is a regular and readily interpretable process nominalization of the verb 'decolonize'.
Etymology
Decolonization comes from de- 'remove' and colony 'a land ruled by another country', so it means the process of a country or region becoming free and independent from colonial rule.