DECOLONIZATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The action of changing from colonial to independent status

Synonyms:

decolonisation; decolonization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("decolonization" is a kind of...):

group action (action taken by a group of people)

Derivation:

decolonize (grant independence to (a former colony))

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